Tag: Frontex

  • Internal security in the EU: “Moving from data collection to data connection”

    Internal security in the EU: “Moving from data collection to data connection”

    The European Union intends to further strengthen operational cooperation and exchange of information between police authorities. The focus will be on upgrading Europol, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. According to a paper by the Romanian government, Europol’s mandate…

  • “In fact, Frontex is now flying for the Libyan coastguard”

    “In fact, Frontex is now flying for the Libyan coastguard”

    Frontex gets more resources and powers. Setting the course before elections to the EU Parliament. A conversation with Matthias Monroy The EU wants to perfect the moat of its Fortress Europe and transform the European Agency for Border and Coast…

  • EU Military in the Mediterranean: Mission accomplished

    EU Military in the Mediterranean: Mission accomplished

    EUNAVFOR MED and Frontex now fly for Libyan Coast Guard The European Union only wants to observe sea rescue operations off Libya from the air and no longer send its own ships. The warships involved in the EUNAVFOR MED military…

  • EU merges biometric data pots: Now the query tsunami is coming

    EU merges biometric data pots: Now the query tsunami is coming

    Under the keyword “Interoperability”, the large EU databases in the area of justice and home affairs will be interlinked. Fingerprints and facial images are stored with personal data in a searchable “Identity Repository”. Data queries are expected to increase drastically,…