Tag: Spain
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Council of Europe against spyware: Five members to investigate cases of abuse
After four EU states, Azerbaijan is now also coming under pressure for the use of spyware like “Pegasus”. A planned resolution should address Germany as well. The Justice Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is calling on Poland, Hungary, Greece, Spain and Azerbaijan to provide information on the use of […]
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Parliament blocks EU Asylum Package: Crisis Regulation for now off the table
The 27 EU states were unable to agree on new measures against refugees. Sea rescuers can also temporarily breathe a sigh of relief. But there is a threat of worse to come. With a Crisis Regulation, the EU Commission wanted to loosen further guarantees of the right of asylum. Under certain conditions, governments such as […]
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“Ibiza Affair”: EU-wide arbitrary justice by Viennese Police and Justice, files show
How investigators from Austria overstretched European mutual legal assistance Last week, the German magazine Correctiv published the first interview conducted by Julian Hessenthaler in freedom. The private investigator is believed by authorities from Austria – so far without proof or conviction – to be the producer of the so-called Ibiza video. In 2019, the “Süddeutsche […]
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More relocation, more Frontex: “Med5” adopt declaration in Malta
Malta, Greece, Italy, Spain and Cyprus demand more solidarity in the reception of asylum seekers. The EU interior ministers are meeting this week to discuss the issue. Five EU Mediterranean countries are calling on Brussels to show more solidarity with those member states facing the largest “migration flows”. The Union should do more to address […]