Author: Matthias Monroy
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…