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Most expensive fighter jet ever in turbulence: Germany could pull out of €100bn FCAS and join UK project
According to the “Times”, the German Chancellor is considering merging European development projects for a new type of fighter jet. Saudi Arabia and its position towards the Hamas are also playing a role in the issue. According to a report in the British “Times” from Wednesday, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is considering pulling out […]
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Fewer boat crossings, visit to Frontex: EU and Tunisia implement migration pact
Despite an alleged repayment of funds for migration defence, Tunisia is cooperating with the EU. Fewer refugees are also arriving across the Mediterranean – a decrease by a factor of seven. In June, the EU Commission signed an agreement on joint migration control with Tunisia. According to the agreement, the government in Tunis will receive […]
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Refugees against German Register of Foreigners: Constitutional Complaint against “Second Class Data Protection”
Several organisations and associations support a constitutional complaint against the Central Register of Foreigners. They argue that the data collection is out of control and violates fundamental rights. Eleven refugees filed a constitutional complaint on Tuesday against the amendment to the Central Register of Foreigners (AZR), which came into force in November 2022. The plaintiffs […]
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Rome on collision course: Instead of Libyan coast guard, sea rescuers are punished again
Italy has sanctioned the ship “Sea-Eye 4” for disobeying instructions from the Libyan coast guard. Both countries are thus violating international law. For the third time, Italian authorities have imposed a fine and a 20-day administrative detention on the “Sea-Eye 4”. The association from Regensburg, which operates the rescue ship, is again to pay €3,000. […]
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Deportation tourism: German interior minister returns from Morocco almost empty-handed
The EU states want to increase deportations to Morocco, but the country is not cooperating. Even after a visit by the German interior minister, there was not much more than a non-binding “security agreement”. “We must finally deport on a grand scale,” was the motto of the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Social Democratic Party, SPD) […]
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Attention, facial recognition! Saxony continues to operate camera columns in Upper Lusatia
After Görlitz, the police now also want to set up systems for real-time recognition of facial images in Zittau. This system is unprecedented in Germany. The Görlitz police department wants to continue using its “Person Identification System” (Peris) based on facial recognition and even expand it. This was confirmed by a spokesperson at the request […]