REU, Alm.del - 2014-15 (1. samling) - Bilag 281: Invitation til interparlamentarisk konference: Conference on the Democratic oversight of Intelligence services in the European Union, 28.-29. maj 2015 i Bruxelles

Retsudvalget 2014-15 (1. samling)
REU Alm.del Bilag 281
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Co-organised with

Belgian Chamber - Special

Committee for Comité R

Possibly:

Italian Parliament

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Copasir

German Bundestag

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Parlamentarisches

Kontrollgremium

Dutch Chamber

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Permanent

Committee of Interior

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

DRAFT AGENDA

INTERPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE MEETING

European Parliament - National Parliaments

Conference on the

Democratic oversight of Intelligence

services in the European Union

Thursday, 28 May, 09.00 - 12.30

Thursday, 28 May, 14.30 - 18.00

Friday, 29 May, 9.00 -12.00

European Parliament, Brussels

Room: JAN 2Q2

Organised with the support of the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments

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United in diversity

REU, Alm.del - 2014-15 (1. samling) - Bilag 281: Invitation til interparlamentarisk konference: Conference on the Democratic oversight of Intelligence services in the European Union, 28.-29. maj 2015 i Bruxelles

Background and purpose of the meeting

Whereas the operations of intelligence authorities fall within the competence of Member States,

and Article 4(2) TEU clearly states that national security is the sole responsibility of each Member

State, recent events have pointed to the need to increase cooperation between national intelligence

services and their respective supervisory bodies across the Union. The development of an EU

Internal Security Strategy is also a clear sign of the necessity of improving cooperation and

exchange of national information. Moreover, while the prevention of security threats, such as

terrorist attacks, remains strictly a national competence, their prosecution requires legal and

judicial cooperation, as expressly recognized in Article 83 TFEU. Finally, increased mobility

within Europe and the further development of the online environment necessitate a closer

cooperation between Member States to ensure that fundamental rights are fully respected.

In this context, this conference aims at bringing together relevant national and European

actors in the field of intelligence services and their oversight to discuss recent developments

and their repercussions in their respective fields.

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Order of business

Thursday, 28 May 2015

[All speakers are to be confirmed]

09.00 - 09.10

Introductory remarks by Claude Moraes, Chair LIBE Committee

(EP) and former EP rapporteur on the "Electronic

Mass

Surveillance"

Inquiry

Introductory remarks by Ms. Solvita Aboltina, Chair of the National

security defence committee of the Latvian Parliament

09.10 - 09.20

09.20

–

12.30

OPENING SESSION: The repercussions on intelligence

oversight of a rapidly changing world

Rapid global recent developments have led intelligence services to undergo considerable

change in terms of the nature and focus of their work and to exponentially increase the

scope and scale of international cooperation. This represents a growing challenge to

existing national oversight and accountability mechanisms.



How have intelligence services adapted to the changed circumstances? What are

the current and future trends in international intelligence cooperation (and what

kind of cooperation)?



What are the repercussions of the above on national oversight and accountability

mechanisms? How should those be adapted in order to ensure effective scrutiny of

intelligence activities?

Chair: Claude Moraes + Member from National Parliament (TBC) (possibly Dutch

Parliament)

09.20 - 09. 35

Presentation by David Omans (former UK security and intelligence

coordinator) / alternatively by David Bickford (former legal director

of the security and intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6) or by Hansjörg

Geiger former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence, BND

09.35 - 09.50

09.50 - 10.05

Presentation of the 2015 Update to the Venice Commission report

on Democratic oversight of the security services by Iain Cameron

Presentation of FRA comparative study on democratic surveillance

Questions & Answers / debate

Pieter Omtzigt, PACE reports on "Massive Eavesdropping" and

Additional Protocol to the ECHR on Protection of whistleblowers

10.05 - 10.20

10.20 - 12.30

Lunch break

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14.30 - 16.15

WORKSHOP I

: Upcoming challenges for oversight bodies

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changing nature of security threats and rapid technologic

developments

Implementation of national oversight mechanism and bodies across Europe has been

uneven in terms of the mandates and powers in each Member State. This situation has been

highlighted by many current and upcoming challenges such as the changing international

nature of security threats including radicalisation, foreign fighters , and the development

of the Dark net. This combined with the revolutionary development in data storage and

analysis capacities, the increase of internet bandwidth and the development of mobile

computing devices may enable intelligence services to collect and process vast quantities of

personal data to counter security challenges.



How do these phenomena affect intelligence activities and what are the

repercussions of these trends for the oversight of intelligence?



Are oversight bodies sufficiently equipped in order to carry out their tasks

appropriately, in view of the above? What form of additional (technical) expertise

or powers would be required for that purpose?



How can we better achieve accountability of intelligence gathering and

cooperation?



What are the challenges of the increase threat of international, cross-border threats

including in relation to radicalisation and so called "foreign fighters" for

intelligence oversight?



How does the rapid advancements in technological developments and the mobility

of data impact on the role of national oversight bodies?

Chair: Claude Moraes + Member from National Parliament (TBC) (possibly German

Parliament)

14:30

–

14:45

Cyberchallenges in the internal security field - representative from

the European Cybercrime Center / Jean-Marie Delarue, President of

the French Commission nationale de contrôle des interceptions de

sécurité (CNCIS)

The role of the EU Intelligence Analysis Centre and accountability

mechanisms - Presentation by Illka Salmi (Director of IntCen)

How to deal with collection of digital data - Presentation by Michael

Clarke (Royal United Services Institute, chair Independent

Surveillance Review) / alternatively by

Ayse Alyzée Ceyhan (Sciences

Po) or Thorsten Wetzling (Brandenburg Institute)

Presentation by Andreas Schmidt, President

/ Bertold Huber, deputy

President

of the German oversight Committee (G-10)

Questions & Answers

14:45

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15:00

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15:15

15.15

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15.30

15:30 - 16:15

Workshops will be held in camera according to the Chatham House Rule

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16:15 - 18:00

WORKSHOP II

: Fostering cooperation and exchange of best

practices between intelligence oversight bodies in the EU

Recognising the need for increased cooperation between national oversight bodies of

intelligence agencies in Europe, a platform has been established allowing oversight bodies

to share common problems and best practices (ENNIR). However, such cross-border

cooperation is still haphazard, limited and ad-hoc.



What practical measures could be taken to foster intelligence oversight cooperation

in Europe (e.g. secretariat, link to existing network of national parliaments, sharing

certain specialized resources/expertise)?



What are the main barriers and how could they be overcome (e.g. language

barriers, confidentiality, 3rd party rule, different forms of oversight and national

legislation, security clearance, risk of leaked documents)?



Is it recommendable to develop within Europe collaborative mechanisms or

minimum standards for intelligence oversight? If so, how could these be developed

in practice?

Chair: Moraes + On. Giacomo Stucchi, President of the Italian oversight committee

(Copasir)

16:15

–

16:30

Best practices from the national parliamentary oversight bodies

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Mr Guy Rapaille (Chair of the Belgian Comité R)

Best practices from the national expert oversight bodies

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TBC

16:30

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16:45

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17:00

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17:15

17:15 - 18:00

Presentation by Hans Born (DCAF - Geneva center for the

democratic control of the armed forces) / alternatively by Ian Leigh

(Durham Law School) or Aidan Wills

Presentation by the Swedish SIUN/the Norwegian oversight committee

Questions & Answers / debate

Followed by a cocktail

reception

Workshops will be held in camera according to the Chatham House Rule

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Order of business

Friday, 29 May 2015

[All speakers are to be confirmed]

09.00 - 12.00

WORKSHOP III

: The role of national committees of inquiry

and oversight committees in a globalized world

The role of a committee of inquiry is to provide some scrutiny on government or

intelligence services action. Its mission is to highlight the malfunctions in a public case

under discussion. The committee formed by parliamentarians should collect pieces of

information either on given facts or on the management of public services, in order to

submit their findings to the assembly which created them.



What are the necessary conditions (duration, composition, extent of

investigative powers, etc.) for the committees to perform their duties properly?



What are the problems most often faced by committees of inquiries in their

work (e.g. access to classified information, summoning of witnesses,

publication of report etc.) and how can they be overcome?

Chair: Moraes + TBC (national parliament) (possibly Siegfried Bracke, President, Belgian

committee in charge of the parliamentary follow-up of the Comité R)

09:00 - 09:15

09:15

–

09:30

Sen. Giuseppe Esposito, Vice-Chair of the Italian oversight

committee

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Patrick Sensburg, Chair of the German

Committee of Inquiry on the NSA (1. Untersuchungsausschuss)

Presentation by Jean-Jacques Urvoas, Chair of the French oversight

delegation

David Medine, Chairman, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight

Board (USA)

Questions & Answers / debate

Concluding remarks and follow-up

09:30

–

09:45

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10:00

11:00

–

12:00

10:00 - 11:00

Disclaimer: The content of this document may not be regarded as stating an official position

of the European Parliament.

Workshops will be held in camera according to the Chatham House Rule

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ANNEX

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND THE MEETING

The first session of this meeting is open to the public. However, for security reasons, participants who do not have a

European Parliament access badge must obtain a pass in advance. Those wishing to obtain such a pass should contact

the secretariat ([email protected])

before 25 May at noon.

It is essential to provide us with your

LAST NAME, First name, date of birth, nationality, type of ID (passport, identity card, driving licence, etc.),

number of ID, address and company/institution/organisation.

Without this information, the Security Service will

not provide entry passes.

All participants from national Parliaments (Members, officials and Brussels-based representatives) need to complete

the online registration form for the event at the following web address: (will

follow in the coming days)

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During the discussion, so as to make it possible for the highest number of parliamentarians to intervene, speaking time

of speakers will be limited as indicated in the draft programme. Speaking time of other participants will depend on the

number of parliamentarians wishing to intervene and the available time.

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Members are kindly asked to fill in the sheet requesting speaking time (indicating their name and parliament) which

will be distributed in the meeting room.

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Speakers wishing to supplement their speeches may do so in writing by submitting a document (preferably in English or

French) in advance to the secretariat (email:[email protected]). These documents will be circulated

during the meeting.

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Meeting documents will be progressively added to the Events section of the LIBE Committee pages:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=LIBE

and to the WebNP event

webpage:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/relnatparl/en/meetings.html

PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE DEBATE

THE MEETING IS BROADCASTED LIVE AND RECORDED

LIBE Committee pages:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=LIBE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

LIBE Secretariat

Rosa RAFFAELLLI

Administrator

Office: SQM 08Y035

Phone: +32(2)28 46648

[email protected]

Nicolas STRAUCH

Administrator

Office: SQM 08Y056

Phone: +32(2)28 32379

[email protected]

Gesthimani TENGELIDOU

Assistant

Office: SQM 08 Y 051

Phone: +32(2)28 42105

[email protected]

Nicolas Joel DAVID

Assistant

Office SQM 08 Y 048

Phone: +32(2)28 30939

[email protected]

Relations with National Parliaments

Jitka

POLÁŠKOVÁ

Administrator

Office: WIE 05U024

Phone: +32(0)2 28 31056

[email protected]

Patrizia DI LEO

Assistant

Office: WIE 05U018

Phone: +32(0)2 28 41186

[email protected]

The processing of personal data is subject to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001of 18 December 2001 (OJ.L 8

12.1.2001, p. 1

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