| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament |
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| Publisher | EC |
| Publication Date | February 2000 |
| Content Type | Overview |
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The Treaty of Amsterdam has placed a higher obligation on the European Union to guarantee protection of personal data, an obligation ensuing from the fundamental right to the protection of privacy laid down in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. A reference to the Convention appears in Article 6 of the EU Treaty. The hearing set out to review the sensitive issues surrounding the strategy pursued by the Union in the action it takes either within the sphere of Community competence (particularly in relation to Directive 95/46/EC) or in the context of other policies and forms of cooperation (the second pillar - common foreign and security policy - and the third pillar - police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters). Representatives from the EU Institutions, national parliaments, civil society and other interest groups participated in the hearing. |
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| Source Link | http://europarl.europa.eu/dg2/hearings/20000222/libe/en/default.htm |
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| Subject Categories | Internal Markets, Values and Beliefs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
