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  • Upgrade for the Schengen Information System

    Upgrade for the Schengen Information System

    The European Union is restructuring its police database landscape. Existing systems are being merged and supplemented by new ones. The number of authorised users is also increasing. Following technical changes, the relevant Council working groups are now being reorganised. The…

  • New German military exercises with Israel

    New German military exercises with Israel

    The Israeli military trains cyber attacks in Germany, the German air force simulates the fight for water and natural resources in the Negev desert The German Armed Forces are planning a joint cybermaneuver with the Israeli military. The exercise entitled…

  • Laws against morphing

    Laws against morphing

    The European Union wants to prevent the forgery of passport photos. Particularly parents pay for this. The German government has announced a new law for passports and identity cards. Photographs for their application shall only be taken under the supervision…

  • EU Entry/Exit System: Border police purchases new biometric control technologies

    EU Entry/Exit System: Border police purchases new biometric control technologies

    An EU regulation forces travellers from third countries to leave their fingerprints and facial image when crossing the border. All Member States must therefore invest in new infrastructure at land, sea and air borders. Because checks therefore take longer, authorities…