Tag: Police

  • Armed hypocrisy with Aija Kalnaja, in line with the values of the EU

    Armed hypocrisy with Aija Kalnaja, in line with the values of the EU

    Misconducts are “pactices of the Past”, Frontex reported after Aija Kalnaja took over as interim director in the autumn. The Latvian-born 53-year-old succeeded Fabrice Leggeri, who was investigated by the EU’s anti-fraud agency and who considered human rights violations to…

  • Police violence in Germany: Misuse of “Wiretapping Paragraph”

    Police violence in Germany: Misuse of “Wiretapping Paragraph”

    The ban on filming police operations is an international exception The practice of the German police to prohibit recordings of police operations with reference to the Penal Code is rather exceptional in international comparison. This is the conclusion of a…

  • Pegasus and Predator investigations: Europol is not a European FBI

    Pegasus and Predator investigations: Europol is not a European FBI

    The EU Parliament’s committee of enquiry into Pegasus and other spy software is calling for Europol to investigate the scandal. However, there are reasons why the police agency’s powers are limited. While the EU Parliament is looking into the spyware…

  • Another police unit for French-German migration defence

    Another police unit for French-German migration defence

    A joint Franco-German police force will be deployed to sporting events, protests and against “migration flows”. Another unit undermines Germany’s principle of separation between the police and the military. Germany and France want to strengthen their cooperation against “migration flows”.…