Tag: European Union
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Frontex hires US military surveillance firm to help EU states and Libya in intercepting migrant boats in the Mediterranean
Flight tracking has revealed that Metrea, a firm tied to the US military and secret services, flies surveillance missions for Frontex under a €14.5 million contract. This is prompting criticism over transparency and the militarisation of EU borders. Metrea, a…
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EU sanctions against journalist: German bank now also freezes accounts of Hüseyin Doğru’s “pensioner mother”
Following the provisional suspension in the case of his wife, EU financial repression has now been extended to the mother of Hüseyin Doğru. The journalist was listed under the EU’s 17th sanctions package against Russia. A petition has now been…
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AI predictive policing models: Dutch police and Frontex test concept of “digital twins”
The Dutch city of Heerlen is receiving €5 million in EU funding for an algorithmic surveillance system based on a “digital twin”. Frontex is also interested in the technology. The Dutch municipality of Heerlen is using €5 million in funding…
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Berlin aims to become a new drone metropolis – the chancellor and his deputy are helping with start-up funding
The Berlin Senate wants to make the capital a centre for drone technology. Companies such as Stark, Rheinmetall, Germandrones, and Quantum Systems have long been established there – and are now receiving local and federal backing. Jule Meier and Matthias…