Tag: European Union
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Access to biometric police data: EU Commission wants to negotiate secretly with the U.S.
The U.S. is demanding automated access to biometric police and asylum data in EU states. Also Trump’s infamous anti-migrant-militia ICE could use the fingerprints and facial images. Nevertheless, the Commission is starting negotiations under high secrecy. The U.S. government requires…
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Israel and Germany sign “security pact” for military, secret services and special forces with “leadership” in Gaza
A German-Israeli agreement is intended to network ministries and authorities to counter drones, terrorism, cyberattacks and “disinformation.” German special forces will also take a leadership role in Gaza. The conservative German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Balearics call for Frontex deployment: Number of refugee boat arrivals on the islands continues to rise
The number of migrants arriving in the Balearic Islands reached a new record high in 2025. Frontex could launch an official mission – but the Spanish central government is not submitting the necessary application. After a break of almost two…
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Frontex should no longer hand over refugees to Libya: Lawyers act against the transfer of location data
Because Frontex also informs the Libyan Coast Guard about boats that are not in distress at sea, refugees are taking action against this practice at the EU. Frontex defames this as “publicity”. Two weeks ago, Frontex confirmed that the number…
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More and more countries are negotiating mutual swaps of police data, while the US is pushing for a ring exchange with EU systems
The EU will soon be putting two new, huge information systems for travellers into operation. The personal data stored there is arousing the US government’s interest. In police databases, authorities store facial images, fingerprints and other identification information of both…
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UNHCR calls for rescuing the victims of the externalisation of EU borders in the Sahara
Despite the legalisation of refugee aid in Niger, many refugees are dying in the Sahara. Responsible is Brussels, which supports neighboring governments in migration defence agreements. The European Union’s migration policy includes the gradual extension of its border management into…