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Grandes empresas marcan la agenda de la UE en materia de investigación en seguridad y se lucran con ella

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Políticas de seguridad de la UE
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Guerra y Pacificación
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Press release
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Statewatch
Centre Delàs d'Estudis per la Pau
Centro de Educación e Investigación para la Paz (CEIPAZ)
Instituto Internacional para la Acción Noviolenta (NOVACT)
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Un grupo de transnacionales está recibiendo millones de euros de fondos públicos de investigación para desarrollar tecnologías de vigilancia y espionaje cada vez más invasivas, revela hoy un nuevo informe publicado por el Transnational Institute (TNI), Statewatch, el Centro de Educación e Investigación para la Paz (CEIPAZ), el Centro Delás de Estudios para la Paz y el Instituto Internacional... Read more

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El informe, Las fuerzas del mercado, cuya versión completa está disponible en inglés y se presenta en español en formato de resumen ejecutivo, revela que el programa de investigación de la UE ‘Sociedades seguras’, que cuenta con un presupuesto de 1700 millones de euros, ha sido definido en gran medida por la influencia del sector de la “seguridad interior” y que, en ese proceso, está... Read more

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Grandes empresas marcan la agenda de la UE en materia de investigación en seguridad y se lucran con ella

A chance to change EU security research policy for the better

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War & Pacification
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Article
Authors: 
Chris Jones
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Statewatch
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As the EU starts to negotiate new budgets from 2020 onwards, there is an important opportunity to shape EU security policy and research so that it prioritises human rights, democracy, transparency and equality.

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The ongoing march of the EU’s security-industrial complex

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War & Pacification
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Article
Authors: 
Chris Jones
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Statewatch
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A new report, Market Forces, tracks the last decade of EU attempts to build a homeland security economy, using advanced technology as the ‘most promising solution’ to a multitude of ‘threats’.

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Photo credit http://www.idjphotography.com/The EU has hit troubled waters in recent years, but divisions and tensions within the bloc have not halted significant advances in the development and implementation of new security measures aiming to counter terrorism, fight crime, ensure “border management” and protect critical infrastructure at the same time as constructing a European “homeland... Read more

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Corporations in the driving seat and winning big from EU’s security research agenda

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War & Pacification
Article type: 
Press release
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Statewatch
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Transnational corporations are winning millions of euros of public research funds to develop ever more intrusive surveillance and snooping technologies, a new report by Statewatch and the Transnational Institute reveals today.

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The report, Market Forces, shows how the EU’s €1.7 billion ‘Secure societies’ research programme has been shaped by the “homeland security” industry and in the process is constructing an ever more militarised and security-focused Europe.... Read more

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