Matthias Monroy

Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: EU2020DE

  • Strategic Compass: Secret services help determine EU’s military course

    Strategic Compass: Secret services help determine EU’s military course

    Member states’ foreign and defence ministries are today discussing future European Union military capabilities, including how to respond to “cyber threats”. The fodder for this “Strategic Dialogue” comes from the domestic and foreign intelligence services. MEPs are not allowed to see any of the top-secret documents. The EU member states are working on new guidelines […]

  • Security research: EU Commission to fund technology to decrypt 5G connections

    Security research: EU Commission to fund technology to decrypt 5G connections

    European police authorities are invited to submit proposals for the development of an interception platform. Authorities from third countries can also participate in the research project. Several German initiatives, including those of the domestic secret service, served as door openers. The EU Commission announces new efforts to break end-to-end encrypted communications. This is according to […]

  • Prüm Framework: EU Presidency wants a European Weapons Register

    Prüm Framework: EU Presidency wants a European Weapons Register

    In a decentralised system, the police forces of the EU member states network DNA files, fingerprints, vehicle data and soon also facial images. The automated retrieval of data in criminal investigations is now to be extended to firearms. However, a feasibility study had rejected this idea. The Portuguese EU Presidency proposes to include firearms and […]

  • Query on Suspicion: German EU Council Presidency wants Criminal Records Index

    Query on Suspicion: German EU Council Presidency wants Criminal Records Index

    For the second time, the German Federal Criminal Police Office is leading an EU pilot project that aims to enable cross-border queries of police files. This could affect not only police suspects but also their associates or victims. The Federal Ministry of the Interior has been pursuing the project since the German EU Presidency in […]