Category: Articles
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Why has the US seized Autistici/Inventati servers in Amsterdam? There are several possible reasons
The seizure of a server belonging to the Italian tech collective Autistici/Inventati in Amsterdam raises questions about the US campaign against left-wing groups in Europe. One possible explanation lies in the powers of the National Security Agency, which could allow…
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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…
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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…
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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…