The EU Parliament finally rejects the EU Council's plan for data retention - but is this a reason to celebrate?
In the area of security, the deputies have not yet had a right of co-decision, which is why their repeated rejection of the framework decision for the member states is not binding.
The Commission's counter-proposal is not much better - although the times are smaller and the compensation of the economy is addressed - but the rights of the citizens are also trampled there for a more than dubious purpose.
And we know from the fight against software patents how much we can rely on our government - they will sell us in the name of Schily or his successor ...