Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Serbia

  • New arms deal: Ukraine wants armed drone fleet from Turkey

    New arms deal: Ukraine wants armed drone fleet from Turkey

    Turkey is one of the few countries that manufactures, exports, deploys armed drones abroad and even at home. The unmanned offensive weapons could soon be manufactured in Ukraine. A jointly produced drone-bomber is also expected to go into series production…

  • After Albania and Montenegro, Frontex now plans mission in Serbia

    After Albania and Montenegro, Frontex now plans mission in Serbia

    After Albania, the EU Border Agency has started an operation in Montenegro. The mission at the Croatian land border is to be extended to the sea borders. A status agreement with northern Macedonia is about to be signed, negotiations with…

  • Ukraine and Serbia are new European drone powers

    Ukraine and Serbia are new European drone powers

    Four European states now have armed drones, two of which already use them to combat “terrorism”. Another four might consider to weaponize units which have already been ordered, including Germany. All leading manufacturers of unmanned weapons systems from the USA,…

  • EU opens its biggest database for secret services from third countries

    EU opens its biggest database for secret services from third countries

    In the Schengen Information System, police and secret services may, inter alia, issue alerts for secret monitoring. Authorities from non-EU states can now have searches carried out via a detour. The German government remains silent about the exact role of…

  • Western Balkans: Clandestine connection to EU databases

    Western Balkans: Clandestine connection to EU databases

    Even without imminent EU accession, all third countries in South-East Europe will gradually be connected to European information systems. They will set up a fingerprint database along the lines of the EU model and, as in the Prüm Treaty, will…

  • Frontex expands operations in EU neighbouring countries

    Frontex expands operations in EU neighbouring countries

    After Albania and Montenegro, the EU Commission has concluded a Frontex status agreement with Serbia, to be followed by Northern Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. A first deployment of the EU border troops has meanwhile been increased. The European Commission has now…