Tag: Spain
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The long arm of repression
The Hamburg police use the EU arrest warrant and the European Investigation Order to prosecute activists after the G20 summit. The Federal Criminal Police Office assumes the function of a central office. After the G20 summit, the Hamburg special commission…
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Despite territorial clause: Europol starts police cooperation with Israel
After years of negotiations, Europol and Israel agreed on closer police cooperation. A treaty on the exchange of personal data is to follow. According to an EU decision, such agreements do not apply in occupied territories. The Israeli government concluded…
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European border surveillance in Libya
The shifting of the EU’s external borders to North Africa is generating profits for defence companies The European Union is stepping up efforts to protect its external borders. The focus is on developing the Frontex Border Agency into a European…
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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…