UK interior minister Charles Clarke's suggestion that human rights may have to be sacrificed in the fight against terror during a debate in Strasbourg has angered many MEPs Le Monde notes. Liberation calls one of the main pillars of the anti-terror proposals, a new data-retention law "Blair’s big brother proposal".
German papers say that EU justice ministers meeting in the UK, also faced criticism from telecommunications firms worried over potential cost and civil rights groups.
London wants agreement on the scheme in four weeks, but differences still remain over how long data should be stored.
The Danish minister said the limits of the civil rights compromise has almost been reached, but Poland and Italy support the move. [Snippet]
