Tag: Estonia
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Frontex and EUROGENDFOR trained in Finland their new law on (violent) pushbacks
Finland held an exercise last week on the pushback of migrants at three closed border crossings with Russia – with the participation of Frontex, a paramilitary gendarmerie force and border guards from Estonia. Finnish border troops held an exercise last…
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Estonia’s secret service bars 1300 Russian former soldiers from Schengen area, the German Police 3500 Ukrainian nationals
Estonia and Germany have entered around 5000 Russians and Ukrainians into a Schengen database for refusal of entry – apparently without individual examination. The lists reportedly came from the secret service in Kyiv, and more are expected to follow. EU…
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Roadmap for interoperability: EU expands its (border) police databases with facial recognition
The EU agency eu-LISA continues its work on linking fingerprints and facial images. Following the establishment of a super-database, even more systems are now being connected. A new roadmap has been drawn up extending to 2030. The “Interoperability Project” merges…
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Frontex and Europol: EU agencies to have role in member states’ drone defence
The EU is planning new structures to counter unmanned aerial vehicles. Frontex could receive an expanded mandate for this purpose. Europol warns of increasing use by organised and state actors. At the beginning of October, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner…