Tag: Italy
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EU Council wants to cut off national parliaments: Access to legislative portal to be blocked over leaks

Members of the national parliaments can obtain information on processes in Brussels via an internal EU database. Because the media also have access to the documents, this access is to be cut off. The Secretariat of the EU Council plans…
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Italy’s Foreign Minister in Berlin: Sea rescue becomes a top priority

The German Foreign Office has finally allocated funds for civilian sea rescue. This is causing attacks on the chancellor. Italy’s foreign minister is coming to Berlin on Thursday. There is no “debate” within the governmental coalition yet, as the “Handelsblatt”…
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Human rights violations: German Federal Police equips Coast Guard in Tunisia

The German Ministry of the Interior gives indications that border troops from Tunisia are using German equipment for their crimes in the Mediterranean. Organisations report stolen engines and drowned refugees. These troops received dozens of engines, inflatable boats and training…
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Asylum seekers: EU fingerprint database to be expanded as it reaches capacity limit

Eurodac, the EU biometric migration control database, is reaching its capacity limit. However, a political agreement to expand it has not progressed since 2016. Now an immense number of queries by police from Germany come as a surprise. According to…