Author: Matthias Monroy
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Frontex builds training centre for armed border police: Thousands of officers trained in “partner academies” to date
The EU border agency is constructing a new headquarters and a training centre for its “Standing Corps” in Warsaw. Abolish Frontex sees this as further fortification and militarisation of Europe. By 2027, the EU border agency Frontex is set to…
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Access to biometric police data: EU Commission wants to negotiate secretly with the U.S.
The U.S. is demanding automated access to biometric police and asylum data in EU states. Also Trump’s infamous anti-migrant-militia ICE could use the fingerprints and facial images. Nevertheless, the Commission is starting negotiations under high secrecy. The U.S. government requires…
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Cross-border undercover police operations: International coordinating networks
Informal police networks coordinate undercover operations across borders. From the ECG to the IWG, they exchange on legal frameworks, technical standards and deployment practices – largely hidden from public view. Undercover investigations are sovereign police measures. If these are to…
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Germany orders eight MALE drones from United States, the systems can also be used for domestic surveillance
The German Navy is purchasing eight large US drones for maritime surveillance and submarine hunting at a cost of €1.9 billion. They will complement eight drones of the same size operated by the Air Force at Jagel. Both systems are…