Tag: Police

  • Sharp increase of secret alerts in the Schengen Information System

    Sharp increase of secret alerts in the Schengen Information System

    European police forces and secret services use SIS II for covert surveillance of persons and property. The authorities are informed about suspects’ itineraries and persons accompanying them. The EU interior ministries are now discussing the further expansion of this surveillance…

  • Five million euros for Europol’s “decryption platform”

    Five million euros for Europol’s “decryption platform”

    The EU is looking to improve its capabilities to circumvent and crack encryptions. Member states are to invest in hardware and software with Europol coordinating these efforts The police agency Europol is set to receive a further 5 million euros to reinforce…

  • EU migration control: easier access to satellite intelligence

    EU migration control: easier access to satellite intelligence

    Earth observation is playing an increasingly important role in European security and defence policy. Greater synergies are to be achieved between civil and military capabilities in future. This is being trialled in the field of migration control: satellites are providing…

  • Military intelligence for Europol

    Military intelligence for Europol

    The EU plans to strengthen the linkages between its internal and external security structures. In future, military information will increasingly be used in combating terrorism and organised crime. Cooperation is being tested first in the field of migration. The European…