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List of Hearings and Experts Libe Committee Inquiry on Us LIST OF HEARINGS AND EXPERTS LIBE COMMITTEE INQUIRY ON US NSA SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME, SURVEILLANCE BODIES IN VARIOUS MEMBER STATES AND THEIR IMPACT ON EU CITIZENS’ FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND ON TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION IN JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS Following the European Parliament resolution of 4th July 2013 (para. 16), the LIBE Committee has held a series of hearings to gather information relating the different aspects at stake, assess the impact of the surveillance activities covered, notably on fundamental rights and data protection rules, explore redress mechanisms and put forward recommendations to protect EU citizens’ rights, as well as to strengthen IT security of EU Institutions. Date Subject Experts 5th September 2013 15.00 – - Exchange of views with the Jacques FOLLOROU, Le Monde 18.30 (BXL) journalists unveiling the case and Jacob APPELBAUM, investigative having made public the facts journalist, software developer and computer security researcher with the Tor Project Alan RUSBRIDGER, Editor-in- Chief of Guardian News and Media (via videoconference) - Follow-up of the Temporary Carlos COELHO (MEP), former Committee on the ECHELON Chair of the Temporary Committee Interception System on the ECHELON Interception System Gerhard SCHMID (former MEP and Rapporteur of the ECHELON report 2001) Duncan CAMPBELL, investigative journalist and author of the STOA report ‘Interception Capabilities 2000’ 12th September - Feedback of the meeting of the Darius ŽILYS, Council Presidency, 2013 EU-US Transatlantic group of Director International Law 10.00 – 12.00 experts on data protection of 19/20 Department, Lithuanian Ministry of (STR) September 2013 - working method Justice (co-chair of the EU-US ad hoc and cooperation with the LIBE working group on data protection) Committee Inquiry (In camera) Paul NEMITZ, Director DG JUST, European Commission (co-chair of the EU-US ad hoc working group on data protection) Reinhard PRIEBE, Director DG HOME, European Commission (co- chair of the EU-US ad hoc working group on data protection) - Exchange of views with Article Jacob KOHNSTAMM, Chairman 29 Data Protection Working Party 24th September - Allegations of NSA tapping into Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, Member of 2013 9.00 – the SWIFT data used in the TFTP the European Commission 11.30 and programme Rob WAINWRIGHT, Director of 15.00 - 18h30 Europol (BXL) Blanche PETRE, General Counsel of SWIFT With AFET Darius ŽILYS, Council Presidency, - Feedback of the meeting of the Director International Law EU-US Transatlantic group of Department, Lithuanian Ministry of experts on data protection of 19/20 Justice (co-chair of the EU-US ad hoc September 2013 working group on data protection) Paul NEMITZ, Director DG JUST, European Commission (co-chair of the EU-US ad hoc working group on data protection) Reinhard PRIEBE, Director DG HOME, European Commission (co- chair of the EU-US ad hoc working group on data protection) Jens-Henrik JEPPESEN, Director, European Affairs, Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) Greg NOJEIM, Senior Counsel and - Exchange of views with US Civil Director of Project on Freedom, Society (part I) Security & Technology, Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) (via videoconference) - Effectiveness of surveillance in Dr Reinhard KREISSL, Coordinator, fighting crime and terrorism in Increasing Resilience in Surveillance Europe Societies (IRISS) (via videoconference) Caspar BOWDEN, Independent - Presentation of the study on the researcher, ex-Chief Privacy Adviser US surveillance programmes and of Microsoft, author of the Policy their impact on EU citizens’ Department note commissioned by the privacy LIBE Committee on the US surveillance programmes and their impact on EU citizens’ privacy 30th - Exchange of views with US Civil Marc ROTENBERG, Electronic September Society (Part II) Privacy Information Centre (EPIC) 2013 15.00 - Catherine CRUMP, American Civil 18.30 (Bxl) Liberties Union (ACLU) With AFET - Whistleblowers’ activities in the Statements by whistleblowers: field of surveillance and their legal Thomas DRAKE, ex-NSA Senior protection Executive J. Kirk WIEBE, ex-NSA Senior analyst Annie MACHON, ex-MI5 Intelligence officer Statements by NGOs on legal protection of whistleblowers: Jesselyn RADACK, lawyer and representative of 6 whistleblowers, Government Accountability Project John DEVITT, Transparency International Ireland 3rd October - Allegations of ‘hacking’ / tapping Mr Geert STANDAERT, Vice 2013 into the Belgacom systems President Service Delivery Engine, 16.00 to 18.30 by intelligence services (UK BELGACOM S.A. (BXL) GCHQ) Mr Dirk LYBAERT, Secretary General, BELGACOM S.A. Mr Frank ROBBEN, Commission de la Protection de la Vie Privée Belgique, co-rapporteur ‘dossier Belgacom’ 7th October - Impact of us surveillance Dr Imke SOMMER, Die 2013 19.00 – programmes on the us safe harbour Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz 21.30 (STR) und Informationsfreiheit der Freien Hansestadt Bremen (GERMANY) Christopher CONNOLLY – Galexia Peter HUSTINX, European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Ms Isabelle FALQUE-PIERROTIN, - impact of us surveillance President of CNIL (FRANCE) programmes on other instruments for international transfers (contractual clauses, binding corporate rules) 14th October - Electronic Mass Surveillance of Martin SCHEININ, Former UN 2013 15.00 - EU Citizens and International, Special Rapporteur on the promotion 18.30 (BXL) and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, Professor European University Institute and leader of the FP7 project ‘SURVEILLE’ Council of Europe and Judge Bostjan ZUPANČIČ, Judge at the ECHR (via videoconference) Douwe KORFF, Professor of Law, EU Law London Metropolitan University - Court cases on Surveillance Dominique GUIBERT, Vice- Programmes Président of the ‘Ligue des Droits de l’Homme’ (LDH) Nick PICKLES, Director of Big Brother Watch Constanze KURZ, Computer Scientist, Project Leader at Forschungszentrum für Kultur und Informatik 7th November - The role of EU IntCen in EU Mr Ilkka SALMI, Director of EU 2013 Intelligence activity (in Camera) Intelligence Analysis Centre (IntCen) 9.00 – 11.30 and 15.00 - Dr Sergio CARRERA, Senior 18h30 (BXL) - National programmes for mass Research Fellow and Head of the JHA surveillance of personal data in EU Section, Centre for European Policy Member States and their Studies (CEPS), Brussels compatibility with EU law Dr Francesco RAGAZZI, Assistant Professor in International Relations, Leiden University Mr Iain CAMERON, Member of the - The role of Parliamentary European Commission for Democracy oversight of intelligence services at through Law - ‘Venice Commission’ national level in an era of mass 1 Mr Ian LEIGH, Professor of Law, surveillance (Part I) Durham University (Venice Commission) Mr David BICKFORD, Former Legal (UK) Director of the Security and intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 Mr Gus HOSEIN, Executive Director, Privacy International - EU-US transatlantic experts group Mr Paul NEMITZ, Director - Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, DG JUST, European Commission Mr Reinhard PRIEBE, Director - Crisis Management and Internal Security, DG Home, European Commission 11th November - US surveillance programmes and Mr Jim SENSENBRENNER, US 2013 their impact on EU citizens’ House of Representatives, (Member 1 Intelligence oversight bodies of the various EU National Parliaments have been invited to testify at the Inquiry 15h-18.30 privacy (statement by Mr Jim of the Committee on the Judiciary and (BXL) SENSENBRENNER, Member of Chairman of the Subcommittee on the US Congress) Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations) - The role of Parliamentary Mr Peter ERIKSSON, Chair of the oversight of intelligence services at Committee on the Constitution, national level in an era of mass Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) surveillance (NL,SW))(Part II) Mr A.H. VAN DELDEN, Chair of the Dutch independent Review Committee on the Intelligence and Security Services (CTIVD) - US NSA programmes for Ms Dorothee BELZ, Vice-President, electronic mass surveillance and Legal and Corporate Affairs Microsoft the role of IT Companies EMEA (Europe, Middle East and (Microsoft, Google, Facebook) Africa) Mr Nicklas LUNDBLAD, Director, Public Policy and Government Relations, Google Mr Richard ALLAN, Director EMEA Public Policy, Facebook 14th November - IT Security of EU institutions Mr Giancarlo VILELLA, Director 2013 15.00 – (Part I) (EP, COM (CERT-EU), General, DG ITEC, European 18.30 (BXL) (eu-LISA) Parliament With AFET Mr Ronald PRINS, Director and co- founder of Fox-IT Mr Freddy DEZEURE, head of task force CERT-EU, DG DIGIT, European Commission Mr Luca ZAMPAGLIONE, Security Officer, eu-LISA Mr Armand DE DECKER, Vice- - The role of Parliamentary Chair of the Belgian Senate, Member oversight of intelligence services at of the Monitoring Committee of the national level in an era of mass Intelligence Services Oversight surveillance (Part III)(BE, DA) Committee Mr Guy RAPAILLE, Chair of the Intelligence Services Oversight Committee (Comité R) Mr Karsten LAURITZEN, Member of the Legal Affairs Committee, Spokesperson for Legal Affairs – Danish Folketing 18th November - Court cases and other complaints Dr Adam BODNAR, Vice-President 2013 19.00 – on national surveillance programs of the Board, Helsinki Foundation for 21.30 (STR) (Part II) (Polish NGO) Human Rights (Poland) 2nd December - The role of Parliamentary Mr Michael TETZSCHNER, member 2013 15.00 – oversight of intelligence services at of The Standing Committee on
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