Anger at plans for EU wide police force with powers to snoop on Britons

By Tamara Cohen
Last updated at 3:41 PM on 07th August 2008

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'Gendarmerie': EU ministers are calling for a European-wide police force
Vast amounts of personal data on British citizens will be sent abroad, under advancing plans for a European-wide police force.

EU ministers have also called for top-secret intelligence to be pooled between the 27 member states - and shared with US authorities.


The plans do not rule out foreign police officers being allowed to patrol British streets.


Anger at plans for EU wide police force with powers to snoop on Britons | Mail Online
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This item also mentions sharing intelligence:

Snoop more, share less - Home Office spurns EU advice | The Register
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I'm no longer against an EU-wide police force...on the proviso that they can only arrest me for breaches of UK or Community Law.
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Well you wouldn't want the same Portuguese police patrolling your streets as those involved in the McCann case, would you?
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Originally Posted by arden forester:
Well you wouldn't want the same Portuguese police patrolling your streets as those involved in the McCann case, would you?

I can't see that happening. What I can see however is a system whereby say British authorities (eg. The Police) prosecute individuals/companies in other EU countries for breaching Community (EU) law (but not domestic law).

This has already been implemented somewhat through legislation such as the Enterprise Act (eg. Part 8), which allows bodies such as the OFT and Trading Standards to take action against traders based elsewhere in the EU for 'Community Infringements'.
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Why just Britain?
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Originally Posted by TannyD:
Why just Britain?

Well it wouldn't be - all member states would be able to do it.
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here is the report from the guardian.



Secret EU security draft risks uproar with call to pool policing and give US personal data | World news | The Guardian
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the eu is emerging with the former United States now the nau, if you ask me.
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Originally Posted by Westcountryman:
Well it wouldn't be - all member states would be able to do it.

So all member states would be monitoring Britain...

What about Britain monitoring the other countries and the countries monitoring each other?

Or it is just about the need for the EU together and monitor what Britain is up to?
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