Next up the European Parliament over there in lovely Strasbourg has announced a six year 324 million euro programme to fight the fraud and counterfeiting that goes on at the borders of the European Union. The initiative aims to strengthen border control procedures in a bid to cut the smuggling of counterfeit products, including CDs, DVDs and software, into the EU, mainly by introducing a sophisticated new IT system that will aid co-operation and information sharing between different customs organisations around the border (which probably means it will be a disaster, given that that's what tends to happen when politicians commission IT based projects).
Dec 13, 2006
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EU invests 324 million euros in border controls to cut piracy
The European Parliament has announced a six year 324 million euro programme to fight counterfeiting at EU borders, including through a new IT system for customs cooperation.