Translation of "diplomatic mail security service " (English → French) :

S. whereas in 2012 the Belarusian authorities introduced legislative changes that grant the KGB wide‑ranging powers to use coercive measures freely; whereas under the new law, the security services may enter apartments and arrest and detain both Belarusian citizens and diplomats and representatives of international institutions protected by immunity without restriction; whereas this law also contains a provision freeing KGB agents of all legal responsibility for injuries suffered at their hands; whereas the Be ...[+++]larusian special forces have been given wide‑ranging powers to break up demonstrations;

C. whereas the abovementioned leaks reveal that EU Member States were allegedly cooperating in the US-led PRISM Programme or have developed similar intelligence‑gathering programmes, such as the ‘Tempora’ Project led by the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ); whereas press reports have revealed that GCHQ has tapped into undersea fibre-optic cables to obtain access to telephone conversations and internet traffic under a programme codenamed TEMPORA, basing itself on paragraph 4 of section 8 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), which allows the UK Foreign Secretary to issue a certificate for broad interception of categories of material relating ...[+++]to terrorism or organised crime; whereas there is evidence which indicates that the US has been involved in spying on diplomatic personnel of the Permanent Representations of the Member States, as well as the offices of the EU institutions; recalls, in this regard, the bugging of an MEP’s office by the British security services;

It is clear from Article 221 TFEU and from Article 5 of Decision 2010/427 establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service (EEAS) that the delegations provide the Union’s diplomatic representation in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961 and are placed under the authority of the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, so that a d ...[+++]ecision to recall a head of delegation to headquarters may not, as such, fall to the Executive Director of the European External Action Service and Director of Human Resources.

In addition to the specific rules and procedures referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 24 of the Treaty on European Union, the Conference underlines that the provisions covering the Common Foreign and Security Policy including in relation to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the External Action Service will not affect the existing legal basis, responsibilities, and powers of each Member State in relation to the formulation and conduct of its foreign policy, its national ...[+++]diplomatic service, relations with third countries and participation in international organisations, including a Member State's membership of the Security Council of the United Nations.

EU SECRET-level information shall be forwarded by diplomatic bag, secure mail services or by secure telecommunications.

EU CONFIDENTIAL information shall be forwarded by diplomatic bag, military mail services and secure telecommunications.