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Frontex wants to bring Ukraine closer to Schengen accession, with an “emergency exercise” also planned at the border
Under a new three-year project, the EU Border Agency is training Ukrainian border guards, funding equipment and linking Kyiv’s border centre to Eurosur – yet it insists this is neither an operation nor a mission. Whether Frontex staff will work… Further reading
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Red Aid once again fends off debanking after US sanctions, and thus a “ban on associations by the back door”
The Göttingen savings bank was not allowed to terminate the account of the left-wing solidarity organisation Red Aid, a court has now confirmed in the main proceedings. The bank’s stated reasons, an increased compliance burden after US sanctions, were not… Further reading
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Sea-Watch recovers drowned people in the Mediterranean and criticises EU for increasing cooperation with Libyan units
While EU governments present falling migration figures as a political success, people continue to die in the Mediterranean. New figures from Frontex reveal a sharp increase in information-sharing with Libya, which hinders NGOs in rescuing people seeking protection. The crew… Further reading
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New action plan for more Frontex and “crisis response”: EU Commission massively expands migration defence
Brussels wants to give Frontex more powers and extend Eurosur to third countries. A first concrete proposal is due on 28 October, with a stronger standing reserve, a “Quick Reaction Force” and a bigger role for Frontex in deportations. The… Further reading
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German Police break up Kurdish commemoration in Hannover during ongoing peace process
While thousands of people in Turkey, Kurdistan in Europe are publicly mourning deceased Kurdish fighters, an event in Hannover has been broken up by police. This happens at a time when a peace process is opening up new political possibilities.… Further reading
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25 years of anti-terror laws: Germany and the EU responded to 9/11 with a new era of “pre-emptive” policing
The surveillance powers Germany introduced after 9/11 were meant to be temporary. Twenty-five years on, they have become the rule rather than the exception – from a database exempt from data-protection limits to a “Gefährder” concept now headed for EU… Further reading