Tag: Sweden
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Nihilistic Violence: Warning of Europe’s New Terror Threat
Teenagers and young adults commit murders for online fame, apparently driven by hatred of society. The EU’s Counter-Terrorism Coordinator urgently calls for measures. Is this right-wing terrorism? In September 2024, a 14-year-old in Stockholm stabbed an octogenarian to death, filmed…
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“Border Security” with USA: Brussels ready to give deep access to biometric data in EU states
The European Commission wants to negotiate an agreement that would allow US authorities direct access to police-stored fingerprints and facial images in Europe. Potentially, all travelers could be affected by such queries – and people in need for protection. At…
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German Air Force wants new combat drones: Three industrial consortia compete for contract
The German Armed Forces want to procure combat drones with a range of over 1000 kilometres by 2029. Airbus, Rheinmetall and the start-up Helsing are vying for the billion-euro deal. The German Armed Forces are about to embark on a…
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Using captured tablets of soldiers from the “battlefield”: Hacking attacks on Starlink in Ukraine
Cyberattacks by the hacker group “Sandworm” from Russia are said to have targeted Internet terminals of Starlink in Ukraine for a considerable time. The German government now wants to finance alternative devices from Sweden. The Ukrainian domestic secret service SSU…
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Brussels goes it alone: EU Commission examines access to biometric data by U.S. police
U.S. authorities want to query fingerprints and facial images in a total of 40 states, most of them in Europe. In a twist, the Commission is putting itself at the forefront of talks about this so-called EBSP. A total of…
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Europol coordinates armed special forces and now also surveillance teams
With the Atlas group, the EU has a powerful police network of 38 member states. On Germany’s initiative, a “surveillance group” has now been added. Actually, the European Union is not supposed to take competences away from the member states.…
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“Partial unavailability”: Largest EU police database repeatedly down
Since the Schengen Information System has been run by an EU agency, it has failed completely on at least 34 occasions. The latest incidents are only now being made public. The Schengen Information System (SIS II), launched in 1995, is…
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European Court of Justice: Controls at the Schengen borders may not be extended arbitrarily
Some EU members still control their internal borders excessively. However, exceeding the time limit of six months is incompatible with the Schengen Borders Code. Governments and the EU Commission must now react. The lifting of internal border controls is often…