Tag: Vienna
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Abolish Frontex: Criticism of mentioning activists in Europol’s “Trend Report” on Terrorism
EU police agency criminalises anti-Frontex campaign and No Border movement The international network Abolish Frontex has sharply criticised its mention in Europol’s latest anti-terrorism report. It is a criminalisation of dissent intended to prepare for violent repression of the activists…
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Bosnian refugee camp Lipa: Dispute over “Austrian Guantanamo”
20 governments participate in the Vienna ICMPD and finance or receive its activities. The ÖVP-affiliated organisation handles migration control for the EU. Every year, the EU spends hundreds of millions of euros to manage and counter migration in third countries.…
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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…
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New Western Balkans hub for Europol and Frontex
Although the EU agencies can now cooperate more closely with selected third countries, there have hardly been any formats for the political and strategic agreement of border police measures outside the Schengen area. Austria has now created facts for South…
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The EU in Crypto War
Once again, the EU member states demand the weakening of encryption, associations and activists protest vehemently The German EU Council Presidency wants to pass a resolution to give police forces and secret services easier access to encrypted communications. Operators of…
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Police in Austria use facial recognition for demonstrations
The comparison of police photographs in Austria and Germany was provided by the Cognitech company from Dresden. In both countries the technology was used in investigations after political assemblies. In future, the EU wants to make facial image searches possible…