Tag: Migration
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Access to biometric police data: EU Commission wants to negotiate secretly with the U.S.
The U.S. is demanding automated access to biometric police and asylum data in EU states. Also Trump’s infamous anti-migrant-militia ICE could use the fingerprints and facial images. Nevertheless, the Commission is starting negotiations under high secrecy. The U.S. government requires…
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EU doubles pullback system in Libya: Renegade Benghazi to receive control centre and coastguard equipment
Control centre and surveillance tower: the EU is copying its backdoor model from western Libya to the east. Notorious militias are to intercept refugees on a new route to Crete. Following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human…
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Modern border surveillance: Frontex’s techno-racist vision becomes sharper
The EU border agency aims to use space and stratosphere technology to automatically observe migration routes. However, this highly upgraded view from above also raises questions. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex presents in a current report “Earth…
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EU discusses Frontex deployment in Ukraine – Kyiv pushes for swift agreement
Ukraine wants to deploy EU border police on its sovereign territory – likely due to staff shortages at its border. Brussels and Kyiv are to begin negotiations urgently. Frontex, the Commission and the German interior ministry are keeping details secret.…
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Balearics call for Frontex deployment: Number of refugee boat arrivals on the islands continues to rise
The number of migrants arriving in the Balearic Islands reached a new record high in 2025. Frontex could launch an official mission – but the Spanish central government is not submitting the necessary application. After a break of almost two…
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Frontex and Europol: EU agencies to have role in member states’ drone defence
The EU is planning new structures to counter unmanned aerial vehicles. Frontex could receive an expanded mandate for this purpose. Europol warns of increasing use by organised and state actors. At the beginning of October, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner…