Tag: Netherlands

  • EU drones: Permanent permit for maritime surveillance

    EU drones: Permanent permit for maritime surveillance

    This year, the EU is again conducting drone flights for many Member States. Due to many unfulfilled requests, unmanned capabilities are now being expanded. Two drones from Austria and Portugal have become established for coastguard missions. One of the manufacturers…

  • EU law: No one can stop Frontex

    EU law: No one can stop Frontex

    For the first time, the EU border agency commands and arms its own police force. Because its director is “fully independent”, this reinforces a glaring control deficit. Frontex is an agency which was established by the Council of the European…

  • Behavioural analysis and Twitter check: EU security research tests new “lie detector” for border control

    Behavioural analysis and Twitter check: EU security research tests new “lie detector” for border control

    The EU Court of Justice is to decide how extensively the Commission must inform about a research project sensitive to fundamental rights. The decision is of great significance, because the successor to iBorderCtrl, which has long been terminated, is also…

  • Query on Suspicion: German EU Council Presidency wants Criminal Records Index

    Query on Suspicion: German EU Council Presidency wants Criminal Records Index

    For the second time, the German Federal Criminal Police Office is leading an EU pilot project that aims to enable cross-border queries of police files. This could affect not only police suspects but also their associates or victims. The Federal…