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German travel ban: Using passenger data against international Antifa?
Since the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001, travel bans have been imposed on left-wing activists – but this was first introduced against football fans. Now the German Federal Police prevented the chairman of the VVN-BdA from leaving the country at the airport. Already on 24 February, the Federal Police in Germany had prevented the […]
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Schengen Information System launched in new version
The renewed SIS is active since today. Its number of alerts issued across Europe exceeds one million. However, the EU Commission is misleading about the true character of the system. The EU Commission today launched the updated Schengen Information System (SIS). Following a renewal of the Regulation, this largest European security and border management database […]
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More relocation, more Frontex: „Med5“ adopt declaration in Malta
Malta, Greece, Italy, Spain and Cyprus demand more solidarity in the reception of asylum seekers. The EU interior ministers are meeting this week to discuss the issue. Five EU Mediterranean countries are calling on Brussels to show more solidarity with those member states facing the largest „migration flows“. The Union should do more to address […]
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Significantly more attacks on refugees in Germany: Three victims every day
In 2022 as a whole, at least 188 people were injured in attacks against refugees, 21 of them children. Police have identified suspects for many of the crimes The number of attacks on refugee shelters in Germany is currently on the rise again. In 2022, the police registered 121 incidents, an increase of 73 per […]
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EU states against civilian rescue: Ships should meet higher standards
The German Federal Minister of Transport wants to tighten the Ship Safety Ordinance and thus put obstacles in the way of sea rescuers. Behind this is a master plan by an EU group in which three German ministries participate Together with the EU Commission and Frontex, the EU member states want to tighten the chains […]
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Western Balkans test field: Frontex already operates in four non-EU states
Frontex was once established to support EU Member States with an external border in their surveillance. The tasks of this European Border and Coast Guard have always included improving controls on land and at EU airports and seaports. However, with the increasing externalisation of European migration defence from 2015 onwards, this scope of responsibility soon […]