Sunday, March 21, 2004
Telegraph | News | Time to cut waffle and tackle terror, Blunkett tells EU
Time to cut waffle and tackle terror, Blunkett tells EU
Joining forces with the Commission, Mr Blunkett backed proposals for a fingerprint data base of all EU citizens and tougher measures to tackle terrorist funding. So far, the EU has frozen just £1.1 million belonging to terrorist front groups since September 2001.
More madness. Fingerprints will lose their ability to be used as evidence in court cases.
Joining forces with the Commission, Mr Blunkett backed proposals for a fingerprint data base of all EU citizens and tougher measures to tackle terrorist funding. So far, the EU has frozen just £1.1 million belonging to terrorist front groups since September 2001.
More madness. Fingerprints will lose their ability to be used as evidence in court cases.