Is the “intelligence” law compatible with European rules?

(B2) This is the question posed by several MEPs from the Liberal & Democratic Group. The French Nathalie Griesbeck, the Dutch Sophie in 't Veld and the former Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel, in particular, have just tabled a written question concerning the "intelligence" bill prepared by the French government. They challenge the European Commission by asking four main questions:

1° Has the Commission been consulted?

2° Does it consider the absence of formal judicial authorization prior to any interception of the content of personal communications as being in conformity with the rights and values ​​of the Union (principles defined in Article 2 of the Treaty and by the Charter of EU Fundamental Rights)?

3° Does the retention of connection data for a period of 5 years, and indefinitely before these data are processed, comply with the judgment of the Court of April 8, 2014 invalidating the directive on data retention? ?

4° Does the direct access of intelligence services to the data of Internet providers and hosts with a view to their automated processing comply with Directive 95/46 on the protection of personal data and with the legislative proposals presented during the adoption of the data protection package?

(NGV)

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