Tag: Inmarsat
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Externalisation of migration: Fortress Europe now has a watch tower in Libya
An EU-funded project is providing the Libyan coast guard with new capacities. After eight years and expenditure of almost €60 million, these should now be ready for use – at least in part. After years of delays, Libyan authorities have…
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Crotone shipwreck discovered by Frontex with high-tech to locate phones of refugees
On behalf of the EU border agency, private service providers are monitoring the Mediterranean Sea with planes and drones. Frontex and Airbus give different information about the surveillance technology on board. The refugee boat that sank off the southern Italian…
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EU Commission continues to upgrade surveillance in Libya – and worries about its reputation
The EU is using development aid funds to finance a deployable radar system for the Libyan coast guard. The force, known for its brutality, wants to use it to detect refugees crossing to Europe. Then they will be intercepted by…
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Frontex closes surveillance gaps in the air and in space
High-flying drones are to reconnoitre the EU’s external borders from the stratosphere, a static zeppelin is already observing close to the ground. With interception systems in space, the EU border agency wants to locate and possibly tap satellite telephones in…