Tag: Ministry of the Interior
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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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Federal Office in Germany advertises return to Greece: Letters cause panic among refugees
In official letters to asylum seekers already recognised in Greece, the German Federal Office for Migration states that their second application in Germany will probably be rejected. The communication is dubious for various reasons. The German Federal Office for Migration…
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Right-wing extremist offences are at a record high in Germany: 2024 was a ‘baseball bat year’
The number of right-wing crimes rose by a sixth in 2024 – not including December. Government policy has failed, criticises the Left Group in the Bundestag. In 2001, the German Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office) introduced the ‘Criminal Police Reporting…
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EU Entry/Exit System: Germany scrubs repeatedly postponed launch again
The stability and functionality of the EU’s huge biometric database still cannot be tested. The German government adjourns the launch of the system for an undetermined period of time. The full introduction of the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES), which…