Security Architectures in the EU

Schlagwort: European Commission

  • Frontex: Migration control from space

    Frontex: Migration control from space

    In EUROSUR, EU member states use various satellite services for maritime surveillance. Frontex and the Maritime Security Agency conclude cooperation agreements with the „Copernicus“ programme for this purpose. All the information Frontex collects at the EU’s external borders is fed into the EUROSUR border surveillance system, which went into operation in 2014. From space, this […]

  • Frontex has a weapon problem

    Frontex has a weapon problem

    According to the new regulation, a total of 1,500 forces are to be located directly at Frontex. This is the first time that the European Union is commanding a police corps with a common uniform. However, there is no legal basis for the planned acquisition of weapons, ammunition and „non-lethal equipment“. By 2027 the EU […]

  • Shipowners are not allowed to bring refugees back to Libya

    Shipowners are not allowed to bring refugees back to Libya

    The disembarkation of rescued refugees in Libya is punishable under German law, including for merchant ships. This is documented by a Bundestag assessment. However, the Foreign Office and the public prosecutors are not interested in pursuing captains and shipowners The central Mediterranean is probably one of the best monitored sea areas in the world. The […]