The European Union intends to invest more in security research and will fund it with 1.4.-billion Euros out of the FP7 program.
FP7 package is the first E.U. funding programme for security research.
The money will also go for the protection of the European Union's external borders, to fight people smuggling and to protect the European transport system, in order to avoid a repeat of the terrorist attacks on the European continent.
During a security conference in Germany, E.U. Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini said that: "Up to now we are only consumers of security which has been manufactured by others; this cannot go on. Europe should become a producer of security."
Governments and industry leaders have also agreed to increase cooperation in a special research consortium to develop closer partnership among authorities, researchers and security companies.
The European Union proposals for a centralised database of finger prints, however, are causing fears of a "Big Brother” in Europe to run high.
The European Commission annual policy strategy goals for the year 2008 include the fingerprinting of suspects and of those released without charge, as well of those convicted of crimes.
This information could be available to third parties, including American law enforcement agencies.
Members of the European parliament, those who support and those who are against the law, are united in their opposition to the creation of a SUPERSTATE and call it "the trapping of a super state", while others also see in it a threat to civil liberties.
According to the plans of the European Commission, the computerised collection of personal details will be drawn from the 27 member states.
The goal is for the database to be up and running by the end of 2008.
There is now an assessment underway in order to determine the scope and the price of the central fingerprint database.
Israel Rafalovich
U.N. OBSERVER & International Report
FP7 package is the first E.U. funding programme for security research.
The money will also go for the protection of the European Union's external borders, to fight people smuggling and to protect the European transport system, in order to avoid a repeat of the terrorist attacks on the European continent.
During a security conference in Germany, E.U. Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini said that: "Up to now we are only consumers of security which has been manufactured by others; this cannot go on. Europe should become a producer of security."
Governments and industry leaders have also agreed to increase cooperation in a special research consortium to develop closer partnership among authorities, researchers and security companies.
The European Union proposals for a centralised database of finger prints, however, are causing fears of a "Big Brother” in Europe to run high.
The European Commission annual policy strategy goals for the year 2008 include the fingerprinting of suspects and of those released without charge, as well of those convicted of crimes.
This information could be available to third parties, including American law enforcement agencies.
Members of the European parliament, those who support and those who are against the law, are united in their opposition to the creation of a SUPERSTATE and call it "the trapping of a super state", while others also see in it a threat to civil liberties.
According to the plans of the European Commission, the computerised collection of personal details will be drawn from the 27 member states.
The goal is for the database to be up and running by the end of 2008.
There is now an assessment underway in order to determine the scope and the price of the central fingerprint database.
Israel Rafalovich
U.N. OBSERVER & International Report