Matthias Monroy

Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Lifeline

  • The contested Mediterranean

    The contested Mediterranean

    Private rescue organizations are put on the chain. In the middle of the standoff about the ship “Aquarius” Frontex starts the surveillance with drones and wants to give the coordinates of refugee boats to Libya. The Libyan coastguard becomes the doorkeeper of the European Union. The body will receive intelligence data from Frontex to stop […]

  • EU funds the sacking of rescue ships in the Mediterranean

    EU funds the sacking of rescue ships in the Mediterranean

    The European Union has mandated Italy to set up several maritime control centres in Libya. The Coast Guard and Maritime Police will be linked to European surveillance systems, the authorities will communicate directly with Frontex. The project costs 46 million euros and starts in July. But the Libyan Coast Guard has since long been connected […]