Security Architectures in the EU

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  • EU agency criticises repression against sea rescuers: States initiated over 63 proceedings in seven years

    EU agency criticises repression against sea rescuers: States initiated over 63 proceedings in seven years

    The EU Fundamental Rights Agency criticises national authorities and courts for arresting private rescue vessels. Reprisals also take place in Germany. In the past seven years, Germany, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands and Spain have initiated dozens of administrative or criminal proceedings, obstructing search and rescue operations by civil society actors. This is according to an […]

  • Libyan Coast Guard: Again shooting instead of rescue

    Libyan Coast Guard: Again shooting instead of rescue

    The EU Commission supports the Libyan Coast Guard financially and with equipment. In at least five cases, the units have used firearms in maritime distress cases outside their territorial waters. Once again, the Libyan Coast Guard has threatened people in distress at sea and the crew of a rescue ship with firearms. The incident took […]

  • Schengen Information System launched in new version

    Schengen Information System launched in new version

    The renewed SIS is active since today. Its number of alerts issued across Europe exceeds one million. However, the EU Commission is misleading about the true character of the system. The EU Commission today launched the updated Schengen Information System (SIS). Following a renewal of the Regulation, this largest European security and border management database […]

  • European Court of Justice: Controls at the Schengen borders may not be extended arbitrarily

    European Court of Justice: Controls at the Schengen borders may not be extended arbitrarily

    Some EU members still control their internal borders excessively. However, exceeding the time limit of six months is incompatible with the Schengen Borders Code. Governments and the EU Commission must now react. The lifting of internal border controls is often praised as the greatest achievement of the European Union. However, especially for migration control, many […]