Security Architectures in the EU

Schlagwort: German Federal Police

  • France and Germany launch new joint police force

    France and Germany launch new joint police force

    Together with the Gendarmerie Nationale, the German Federal Police will be sent to former French colonies. The joint unit is already deployed during summit protest, football matches and in „border areas“ At present, the German Federal Police sends around 200 officers on missions outside the European Union. In „Police Reconstruction Aid“, they are working as […]

  • Shots fired at sea rescuers: EU supports competing militias in Libya

    Shots fired at sea rescuers: EU supports competing militias in Libya

    A German public prosecutor’s office is investigating the shooting of the ship „Alan Kurdi“. Its crew could be caught between the fronts of two coastguards equipped and trained by different EU missions. With the General Administration for Coastal Security (GACS) and the Libyan Coast Guard and Port Security (LCGPS), two authorities with overlapping functions exist […]

  • New Frontex Regulation: Fortress Europe to be upgraded

    New Frontex Regulation: Fortress Europe to be upgraded

    The European Union is setting up a „Standing Corps“ of 10,000 border guards, most of whom will be provided by the German Federal Police. The new President of the Commission wants the unit to be complete by 2024. Frontex will also be given more powers and change its organisational structure. With a „Standing Corps“ of […]

  • Frontex monitors sea border with unmanned airship

    Frontex monitors sea border with unmanned airship

    In the new Frontex budget, more than two billion euros have been reserved for the procurement of the company’s own ships, aircraft and automobiles. After drones, the EU Commission is now testing other technologies for aerial border surveillance The Greek coast guard is using an unmanned airship in the Aegean Sea. The so-called Aerostat is […]