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Jean-Claude Juncker, State of the Union Address

European Parliament, 14 September 2016

An integral part of our European

way of life is our values.

The values of freedom, democracy,

the rule of law. We believe in and

respect the value of human life. We

believe in independent, effective

justice systems.

And in Europe, privacy matters.

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DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY

EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION

REGULATION DIRECTIVE FOR POLICE AND

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTOR

EU-U.S. PRIVACY SHIELD

• Applies to companies wherever they are

based and whenever they processing data

• Gives citizens control over personal data

• Simplifies the regulatory environment for

business

• Key enabler for Digital Single Market

• Protects citizens' fundamental right to

data protection whenever personal data is

used by law enforcement authorities

• Protects personal data of victims, witnesses,

and suspects of crime

• Data protection obligations for US companies

receiving personal data from the EU

• Safeguards on US government access to data

• Effective protection and redress for individuals

• Annual joint review to monitor implementation

• 500* companies already certified

• 1000* applications being reviewed

*As of 18 October 2016

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Joint Statement on the

final adoption of the new

EU rules for personal data

protection, 14 April 2016

Our work in creating first-rate data protection rules

providing for the world's highest standard of protection is

complete. Now we must work together to implement these

new standards across the EU so citizens and businesses

can enjoy the benefits as soon as possible.

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TACKLING HATE SPEECH AND DISCRIMINATION BOTH ONLINE AND OFFLINE

Racism, xenophobia and other forms of

intolerance have been growing and spreading

across Europe at toxic speed

The European Commission, Facebook,

Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft unveiled

a new code of conduct to combat

illegal hate speech online in May 2016

Launch of High Level Group

Combating racism, xenophobia and other forms

of Intolerance

One-stop-shop website

With information about EU funding for projects

promoting tolerance and combating racism,

xenophobia and discrimination

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ACCESS TO JUSTICE

AND DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF EUROPEANS

Adoption of the directive on legal aid

for suspects or accused persons in

criminal proceedings and in European

arrest warrant proceedings

Proposal to clarify the property rights

for international married couples or

registered partnerships

Adoption of new rules to slash red tape

on citizens' public documents

Proposal to improve the EU rules that

protect children in cross-border

parental responsibility disputes

European Commission dialogue with Poland

under the Rule of Law Mechanism

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PROMOTING FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

RESPECT

FOR

HUMAN

RIGHTS

First Annual EU Colloquium on Fundamental Rights

(October 2015)

Tolerance and respect: preventing and combating anti-Semitic

and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe

Second Annual EU Colloquium (November 2016)

Media Pluralism and Democracy

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At a time when European societies are marked by a sense

of crisis, it is essential to put our values into action.

Nowhere is this discussion more relevant than with regards

to migration and integration. Values cannot be imposed,

they must be passed on and embraced across

generations and communities, and we need

to find concrete ways to achieve this.

Frans Timmermans, 30 June 2016

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