Tag: Frontex
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Frontex wants to send surveillance planes to the Atlantic and negotiates with Cape Verde on operations off West Africa

The EU border agency Frontex wants to extend its surveillance flights to the Atlantic. This would be a milestone in the externalisation of European migration defence. According to Frontex, it is holding talks with the Cape Verde authorities about possible…
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Schengen Information System: 41 million daily searches in Europe and a increase in manhunts for persons

Member states receive almost 1,100 hits from the Schengen Information System every day. The number of people searched has risen by more than 50 per cent in four years. France, Germany and Italy are power users. The Schengen Information System…
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Frontex significantly expands drone operations: Number of flight hours increases by 50 per cent

The EU border agency is spending another quarter of a billion on Israeli long-range drones. This unmanned aerial surveillance is being expanded with expensive high-flying technology. The EU border agency Frontex has significantly expanded its drone surveillance for migration control…
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New dimension in border surveillance: Frontex wants to send millions in technology into the stratosphere

The EU border agency wants to close a “gap” between aircraft and satellites with high-flying platforms. Spain is already using the technology against migration over the Atlantic. A test flight over the Mediterranean will take place this summer. Frontex wants…