Tag: Ministry of the Interior
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EU migration deal with Cairo: Military in Egypt also receives money for border surveillance

Following Tunisia’s example, the EU Commission wants a “partnership against migrant smuggling” with Egypt. The Gaza war might has given urgency to these plans. The EU Commission wants to agree an “operational partnership to combat migrant smuggling” with the government…
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Pullbacks with escort: Cyprus wants to station a ship for migration defence in Beirut

Cyprus wants to donate ships and boats to Lebanon to carry out joint sea patrols against migration. The EU island state could also pay the salaries of Lebanese soldiers for this purpose. Cyprus wants to provide Lebanon with a total…
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German police under critique for training mass murderers in Saudi Arabia

Germany and the U.S. may have trained mass-murdering border guards in Saudi Arabia. The Bundeswehr was also involved in some measures. The government lies about details of trainings. Under a 2009 “security agreement” between the German government and Riyadh, the…
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German Ministry on violence and expenses for “returns “: €120,000 for mini-deportation of one person

Over 10,000 people were taken out of Germany by the end of June. The cost of each deportation flight runs into the tens of thousands and is covered by Frontex. In the case of African destination countries, it often involves…