Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Slovenia

  • Under Spanish leadership: EU military develops novel police drone

    Under Spanish leadership: EU military develops novel police drone

    Several defence ministries are participating in a project on “dual-use” reconnaissance drones. Only the Spanish army reveals that they can also be armed for military use. EU member states want to develop drones with “autonomous behaviours” that can be used…

  • Planned regulation: EU Commission postpones mandatory screening of encrypted chats

    Planned regulation: EU Commission postpones mandatory screening of encrypted chats

    Providers of messengers and cloud services will be allowed to voluntarily screen for child abuse content worthy of prosecution, which is to become mandatory across the EU. The Council and Commission are pushing for an extension to other crime areas.…

  • EU Council and Commission: New roadmap for access to encryption

    EU Council and Commission: New roadmap for access to encryption

    The Portuguese Presidency is calling for an EU-wide regulation on access to encrypted content by police and judiciary. This should also affect device manufacturers. Failure to comply could result in companies being banned from doing business in the EU. The…

  • Strategic Compass: Secret services help determine EU’s military course

    Strategic Compass: Secret services help determine EU’s military course

    Member states’ foreign and defence ministries are today discussing future European Union military capabilities, including how to respond to “cyber threats”. The fodder for this “Strategic Dialogue” comes from the domestic and foreign intelligence services. MEPs are not allowed to…

  • Frontex launches new operations in Greece

    Frontex launches new operations in Greece

    In two RABIT missions, the EU Border Agency is sending 100 additional officials to the Greek-Turkish land and sea border. Frontex currently has around 600 operational forces stationed in Greece. Frontex has started two new missions in Greece. Following a…

  • Interpol requests from Turkey: Sloppiness of German police puts own citizens into prison

    Interpol requests from Turkey: Sloppiness of German police puts own citizens into prison

    Two Germans are in extradition custody in Slovenia and Italy at the request of Turkish authorities. Both come from Turkey and were granted asylum in Germany for political persecution and later citizenship. Interpol should have withdrawn the request. The BKA,…