Tag: Frontex
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EU heavily equips coastguards of Mediterranean neighbours – Turkey received particularly large share of funding
Boats, radar and training for coastguards in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, and above all Turkey: an EU presentation reveals the scale of its border externalisation. NGOs criticise the outsourcing of human rights violations. The European Union is not only supporting…
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Following the “Iuventa” script: Right-wing campaign in Italy, France and Germany against “Sea-Watch 5”
Right-wing conservative media were leaked a Frontex video showing a Sea-Watch crew rescuing 90 migrants, as five masked men on board the small boat sped off back to Libya. The images are now being used to stir up sentiment against…
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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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New EU action plan: Frontex to deploy ships and aircraft in the English Channel to stop migrants departing for the UK
The European Commission wants Frontex to send much more assets to the Channel for the first time. The action plan also tasks Europol with mapping smuggling networks and taking down their websites. The agencies should lean on the UK as…