Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Portugal

  • EU extends maritime surveillance with drones

    EU extends maritime surveillance with drones

    Three EU agencies are responsible for maritime safety, in an agreement they want to benefit from joint reconnaissance capabilities. Drone flights are used for border, fisheries and customs controls, law enforcement and environmental protection. Seven European states are currently participating…

  • EU external borders: Frontex ends test with unmanned airship

    EU external borders: Frontex ends test with unmanned airship

    The EU border agency Frontex is responsible for the security of the external borders. Its tasks also include testing new surveillance technologies. The Portuguese National Guard, among others, provides support. The Greek coast guard has completed the test of an…

  • Land, sea and air: EU Member States test drones for border surveillance

    Land, sea and air: EU Member States test drones for border surveillance

    In the ROBORDER security research project, border authorities and the military are testing various drones for controlling land and sea borders. They are supposed to operate in swarms. The border agency Frontex should benefit from the results. German companies are…

  • About the implementation of the EU Directive on the use of passenger name record data

    About the implementation of the EU Directive on the use of passenger name record data

    The PNR directive obliges air carriers to collect a whole host of data and pass it on to the border authorities in advance of all flights. This information includes registration data, seat and flight numbers, along with food preferences, credit…