Brussels, 30/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - Despite American denials, the Echelon system quite simply does exist. Its impact is limited, but nevertheless necessitates strengthening of the provisions in relation to the protection of confidential information. These are fundamentally the conclusions of the draft final report on this file which the reporter of the temporary committee of the European Parliament presented to the press on 30. May.
The draft report which is over 100 pages long, prepared...