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Plans for “Prüm II”: EU member states also want to query driving licence facial images
In the framework of the Prüm decisions, police forces have networked their files for fingerprints, DNA data and motor vehicle data across Europe. A new regulation is to extend this to faces. Now there is a threat of further tightening.… Further reading
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EU Commission continues to upgrade surveillance in Libya – and worries about its reputation
The EU is using development aid funds to finance a deployable radar system for the Libyan coast guard. The force, known for its brutality, wants to use it to detect refugees crossing to Europe. Then they will be intercepted by… Further reading
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New Schengen Council: Frontex as “spearhead” of new border policy
With a new steering group, the French EU Presidency wants to monitor the coordinates of asylum and migration policy in Europe. The basis is a new measuring instrument for “migratory pressure”. EU interior ministers have followed the suggestion of French… Further reading
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EU Commission proposal: With firearms, drones, GPS tracking into neighbouring countries
According to plans of the EU interior ministers, the Schengen states could soon exercise sovereign powers outside their national borders. This would go far beyond existing agreements. Are French authorities allowed to bug the car of an environmental activist and… Further reading
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Status agreement with Senegal: Frontex might operate in Africa for the first time
The border agency in Warsaw could deploy drones, vessels and personnel. It would be the first mission in a country that does not directly border the EU. Mauretania might be next. As a “priority third state” in West Africa, Senegal… Further reading
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First type certificate: Israeli drone may fly domestic missions in future
Arms manufacturers want to market their long-range drones for interior ministries or agriculture, but to do so they must fly over populated areas. Market leaders are working feverishly to obtain the necessary permits. For the first time, the Israeli Civil… Further reading