16/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a judgment delivered on 14 October, Advocate General Yves Bot considers that Directive 2006/24/EC is correctly founded on Article 95 of the EC Treaty (case C-301/06). The directive sets out the arrangements for the compulsory retention of data by communication services providers, for the purposes of police and judicial cooperation, including combating terrorism. Ireland, supported by Slovakia, called for the directive to be annulled, arguing that it ought to...