Tag: Migration
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Parliament blocks EU Asylum Package: Crisis Regulation for now off the table
The 27 EU states were unable to agree on new measures against refugees. Sea rescuers can also temporarily breathe a sigh of relief. But there is a threat of worse to come. With a Crisis Regulation, the EU Commission wanted…
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Complaint against harassment of sea rescuers: EU Commission to examine controversial law in Italy
The Italian law 15/2023 prohibits captains of search and rescue vessels from carrying out more than one rescue per voyage. Five non-governmental organisations are now fighting against this. Five non-governmental organisations filed a complaint with the European Commission last week…
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Police violence in Germany is mostly male and more often goes unpunished, research project finds
About 3300 victims participated in a study on excessive violence by police officers. The violence workers also report on their own assaults. It is mainly male police officers up to 30 years of age who use excessive force on duty.…
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New law for German Federal Police brings more powers for “danger prevention”
The Federal Police will soon be able to impose three-month residence bans on football fans, monitor them extensively with drones and track refugees via their mobile phones when they cross the border. In 2005, the German Federal Border Guard (BGS)…