Franco Frattini
Barroso Commission, 2004 to 2009

The Commissioner for Justice, Freedom, & Security is the member of the European Commission. The current commissioner is Franco Frattini (EPP-ED). Download high resolution version (530x800, 391 KB)Franco Frattini, Italian politician and European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security. ... Download high resolution version (530x800, 391 KB)Franco Frattini, Italian politician and European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Franco Frattini (born 14 March 1957) is an Italian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security. ... The Barroso Commission is the European Commission that has been in office since 22 November 2004 and is due to serve until 31 October 2009. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Commission seat in Brussels The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ... Franco Frattini (born 14 March 1957) is an Italian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security. ... EPP-ED logo The European Peoples Party - European Democrats is a group in the European Parliament. ...

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Current commissioner

Commissioner Frattini giving a speech at the European Youth Parliament in March 2007

Rocco Buttiglione was originally proposed by Italy as Commissioner for Justice, Freedom, & Security. However during his interview with the European Parliament he expressed conservative views regarding women and homosexuality which the Parliament thought incompatible with the portfolio. Buttiglione was eventually withdrawn and Franco Frattini proposed in his place who was approved by the Parliament. The European Youth Parliament (EYP; in French, Parlement Européen des Jeunes, PEJ) is a non-profit, politically unaffiliated organization, which encourages European youth to participate in European politics. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Rocco Buttiglione. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Political parties 8 Committees 22 Last election June 2004 (785 MEPs) Meeting place Brussels and Strasbourg Secretariat Luxembourg and Brussels Website europarl. ...

Frattini has outlined his key priorities as;

• Fundamental Rights and citizenship
• The fight against terrorism and organised crime
• Immigration and asylum, visa and border issues
• Closer co-operation between police, judicial and customs authorities
• Ensuring all EU citizens have the same access to justice
• The Rights of the Child

In Feburary 2006 during the Danish cartoons row he defended the media's freedom of speech, though did express disagreement with subject of the cartoons ^[1]. November saw the commissioner's concern for child welfare extended to video games, calling for tougher controls; anything relating to stricter self-regulation to an outright ban ^[2] Terrorist redirects here. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ... Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient judicial notion, under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her country may be protected by another sovereign authority, a foreign country, or Church sanctuaries (as in medieval times). ... Entry visa valid in Schengen treaty countries. ... Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting customs duties and for controlling the flow of animals and goods (including personal effects and hazardous items) in and out of a country. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Look up February in Wiktionary, the free dictionary February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after twelve editorial cartoons, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 2005-09-30. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about computer and video games. ...

At the start of 2007, Frattini backed an Italian push for EU support of a world wide ban on the death penalty. The Commissioner has been pushing for greater cooperation along Europe's borders, in March proposing backing Frontex with an "embryo of what the European coastguard will be ^[3]. In April he has called for more powers to be given to Eurojust, with the power to initiate prosecutions with a European Public Prosecutor ^[4]. He relaxed visas on the western Balkan countries signifying closer cooperation with the region ^[5] and has begun a push for common asylum policies^[6]. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Location: Warsaw, Poland Formation: - Signed - Established October 26, 2004 May 1, 2005 Superseding pillar: European Communities Director: Ilkka Laitinen Official website: http://www. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Eurojust (also spelled capitalised as EUROJUST) is a European Union body composed of national prosecutors, magistrates or police officers of equivalent competence from each of the European Unions member states. ... The post of European Public Prosecutor is one proposed for the European Union, as set forth in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, pending ratification. ... ...

List of commissioners

• Anita Gradin (of the Sweden) - Santer and Marín Commissions (1995-1999)
• António Vitorino (of Portugal) - Prodi Commission (1999-2004)
• Franco Frattini (of the Italy) - Barroso Commission (2004-2009)

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See also

• Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security
• Schengen Agreement
  • Frontex
  • Schengen Information System
  • Eurodac
• Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters
  • Europol
• Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • Four Freedoms
  • Eurojust
  • EUMC
  • Fundamental Rights Agency
  • Court of Justice

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External links

• Commissioner's Website ec.europa.eu
• Commission Justice and Home Affairs Website ec.europa.eu
• News on daylife daylife.com

References

1. ^ Statement by Vice-President Franco Frattini on cartoons published by a Danish newspaper europa.eu
2. ^ ‘Violent’ video games: ban or self-regulation? euractiv.com
3. ^ News ec.europa.eu
4. ^ Brussels seeks more powers for EU crime body euobserver.com
5. ^ Balkan travellers to get cheaper EU visas euobserver.com
6. ^ EU struggling to deal with Iraq refugee problem euobserver.com