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ECHELON and the EU Council: Drei Affen-Prinzip



Aus dem Amtsblatt C 196/126 der EU vom 22.06.1998:

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(98/C 196/177)  
                         
                WRITTEN QUESTION P-0501/98

        by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel (ELDR) to the Council

                   (17 February 1998)


Subject: Monitoring of European telephone, fax and e-mail traffic by
the US 

1. Is the Council aware of the substance of the report commissioned 
by the European Parliament entitled: æAn Appraisal of Technologies of 
Political Control? 

2. Is it true that the United States systematically monitor 
telephone, fax, e-mail and telex traffic in the Member States of the 
European Union? 

3. Is it true that the United Kingdom serves as a relay station for 
this activity? If so, does this occur with the knowledge and 
agreement of the other Member States of the European Union? Might the 
President of the Council be able to throw some light on the matter? 

4. Did large-scale monitoring of communications channels take place 
during the GATT and WTO negotiating rounds and during the conclusion 
of the Basic Telecoms Agreement? If so, to what extent has this had 
an adverse effect on the European Unions position, and to what 
extent has this damaged the commercial interests of European 
businesses? 


                          Answer 

                      (30 April 1998) 

The report referred to in point 1 has not been officially transmitted 
to the Council. The Council is not aware of the matters mentioned by 
the Honourable Member in points 2, 3 and 4.

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Siehe auch unter

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/dat/1998/c_196/c_19619980622en01260126
.pdf

Axel H. Horns
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