Author: Matthias Monroy

  • German Armed Forces expand presence in Niger

    German Armed Forces expand presence in Niger

    After failure of EU missions in Mali, troops move to its neighbouring country The Bundeswehr will soon be sending more military to Niger. At least a double-digit number of soldiers will participate in the upcoming EU mission EUMPM Niger, the…

  • German Interior Ministers against criticism of Israel

    German Interior Ministers against criticism of Israel

    The federal states have adopted some new measures on the “Middle East conflict” Interior ministers and senators of the 16 German Länder want to strengthen their cooperation against “Israel-related anti-Semitism”. Among other things, they have decided to “convey a realistic…

  • Legal action against Commissioner Computer

    Legal action against Commissioner Computer

    German Constitutional Court hears case on automated data analysis by the police Is a company allowed to use technical tools on behalf of the police to create a profile of people and determine their supposed dangerousness? Is this a “data…

  • German dispute over EU chat control

    German dispute over EU chat control

    Coalition agreement “interpreted differently” by SPD and FDP A planned EU regulation on the scanning of internet communications is causing dissent in the federal government. Platform operators are to be obliged to inspect even encrypted connections of their customers for…