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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… Further reading
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EU aerial surveillance for Libya makes Tripoli coastguard doing the “dirty work”
The European border agency observes boats with refugees from the air and lets them be brought back to North Africa. A new report by human rights organisations criticises this as “Airborne Complicity”. The European Union has withdrawn ships from the… Further reading
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Missiles on Rojava again with technology from Germany
Supplies of components were intended for ambulances, company says For weeks, the Turkish military has been constantly bombing the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria in Rojava. Many of these attacks on towns and villages are carried out with… Further reading
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Allegedly hardly any “Reichsbürger” among German security authorities
Unlike right-wing extremism in general, the number of known cases of “Citizens of the Reich” among police and military is conspicuously low “The accused are united by a deep rejection of state institutions and the free democratic basic order of… Further reading
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EU finances defence against “hypersonic threats”
Russia, China and North Korea have missiles with very high velocities. The EU cannot yet combat such systems. For the first time, the EU Commission has released funds from the European Defence Fund. The first €1.2 billion is to be… Further reading
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German football fans speak out against repression
Umbrella organisation defends itself against surveillance and arbitrary police violence Football fans are demanding less violence and surveillance from the police in Germany. At the annual general meeting of their umbrella organisation in Hanover, 22 local associations published a joint… Further reading