Tag: Czech Republic
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German Social Democratic Party approves EU war drone
From 2030, European air forces want to have a drone for surveillance, interception or attack. The weapon system could be exported worldwide. The German Bundestag has just given the go-ahead for the development and procurement of the Eurodrone. A so-called…
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German proposal: Prohibited EU secret service cooperation through the back door
Although this violates EU treaties, the police agency Europol is to cooperate closely with secret services. This involves lists of suspicious persons originating from third countries. The individuals listed there will then be discreetly searched for throughout Europe. In fact,…
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EU develops wiretap platform using face recognition and geodata
The combination of different techniques will provide police authorities with a powerful surveillance tool. Persons can then be located in intercepted telephone conversations. The technology uses extensive metadata that people leave behind in public places or the Internet. In “Roxanne”,…
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After Albania and Montenegro, Frontex now plans mission in Serbia
After Albania, the EU Border Agency has started an operation in Montenegro. The mission at the Croatian land border is to be extended to the sea borders. A status agreement with northern Macedonia is about to be signed, negotiations with…
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EU database: European domestic secret services increasingly hunt abroad
50,000 people are under secret surveillance throughout Europe by the French police, another 50,000 are to be checked during routine police operations or when crossing the EU border. In the field of secret services, this wanted list is headed by…
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EU opens its biggest database for secret services from third countries
In the Schengen Information System, police and secret services may, inter alia, issue alerts for secret monitoring. Authorities from non-EU states can now have searches carried out via a detour. The German government remains silent about the exact role of…