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A German foundation withdraws a prize due to calls for a boycott of Israel, a festival cancels an exhibition of children’s drawings from Gaza. Since 7 October 2023, more and more such cases have become known. The German Schelling Architecture Foundation has withdrawn a €10,000 ‘Theory Prize’...
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Following the arrest of Albanian-Italian activist Gino in Paris, MEP Ilaria Salis has sharply criticised the authorities. The first hearing on the possible extradition to Hungary is due to take place on Wednesday. At the behest of the Hungarian Public Prosecutor’s Office, French police arrested...
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Four parties want to table another motion in the Bundestag to combat anti-Semitism, this time in the field of education. Academics warn against an ‘attitude test’. Last week, the German Bundestag passed a controversial anti-Semitism resolution, which also contains demands regarding educational...
on Nov 12
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With significant involvement from Frontex, the EU Commission has funded more than 800 migration-related security research projects over the past 17 years. The aim is to bring the external borders up to the latest technological standards. Since 2007, the European Commission has invested around...
on Nov 8
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The Bundestag has adopted a motion based on the Shoah to combat ‘hatred of Jews and Israel-related anti-Semitism’. Some politicians now want to tighten the Basic Law. After a debate lasting almost two hours, the Bundestag adopted the draft resolution on anti-Semitism tabled by the coalition...
on Nov 7
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Four years after attacks on a boat carrying refugees and a German journalist in the port of Thermi on Lesbos, four defendants have been found guilty. On 1 March 2020, 50 refugees drifted unmanoeuvrable on a rubber dinghy between Turkey and Greece before the Greek coast guard brought them to the...
on Nov 4
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With the Entry/Exit System, the EU member states want to create a huge database with fingerprints and facial images. Nothing will come of this for the time being. A phased implementation is also not very realistic. The introduction of a European biometric system for short-term travellers in the...
on Nov 1
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On the 20th anniversary of the founding of Frontex, new details about its complicity with the Libyan Coast Guard have come to light. Activists and lawyers are protesting and taking legal action. The European border agency Frontex has invested over €500 million in aerial surveillance in the...
on Oct 31
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Information systems at Europol: Fishing the "data lake" with a new dragnet - Matthias Monroy
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The EU police agency has completely restructured its information systems. German authorities are by far the main users for storage and query. Through a parliamentary question, the successor of Palantir software at Europol is now known. The European Police Agency in The Hague has various...
on May 30
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The left-wing parliamentary group has published annual figures for stealth SMS and other surveillance measures based on parliamentary questions. The Social Democratic Ministry of the Interior is now putting an end to this. The Federal Ministry of the Interior has decreed complete secrecy towards...
on Apr 2
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German police forces have been using a facial recognition system at the Federal Criminal Police Office since 2008. Three other security or migration authorities are now expanding this technology with their own applications. “It is now becoming clear how well police work would function if it were...
on Mar 27
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The first Heron TP is due to take off for test flights in Schleswig-Holstein in mid-May. However, the training of Bundeswehr pilots in Israel remains suspended. The first weapons-capable drone from Israel is due to complete its first test flights in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein from...
on Mar 1
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Never before have armed drones played such a major role as in the war in Ukraine. Innovations on both sides are often adopted by the opponent. A new nightmare is now looming from the West. With the Russian attack on Ukraine, the country has become the theatre of an unprecedented drone war....
on Feb 21
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An important milestone in the development of the “Eurodrone” cannot be reached. When the aircraft is delivered in 2030, it will be fallen out of time. The German and French companies involved in the development of the “Eurodrone” have failed to reach an important milestone. This is according to...
on Feb 7
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A resolution on autonomous weapons systems initially only formulates warnings; a legally binding instrument is planned for 2026. The vote could provide the necessary tailwind for this. On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a critical resolution on “Lethal Autonomous Weapon...
on Nov 3, 2023
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Possible violation of arms embargo: German technology for Myanmar military - Matthias Monroy
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The Myanmar military has apparently purchased satellite technology from the German manufacturer ND Satcom from Baden-Württemberg until 2022. The public prosecutor’s office is now investigating. Next to Bremen, the municipality of Immenstaad in Baden-Württemberg is probably the most important...
on Oct 23, 2023
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The EU Fundamental Rights Agency criticises national authorities and courts for arresting private rescue vessels. Reprisals also take place in Germany. In the past seven years, Germany, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands and Spain have initiated dozens of administrative or criminal proceedings,...
on Oct 23, 2023
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Surface drones equipped with explosive devices are considered one of the military’s most successful innovations in Ukraine. Germany is adding small reconnaissance drones to this arsenal. The Ukraine war is the first interstate conflict in which both sides are using tens of thousands of mostly...
on Oct 19, 2023
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Several politicians are calling for the end of German-Palestinian development cooperation. Following this logic, the Federal Police would also have to be withdrawn from the West Bank and Gaza. After the large-scale attack by the Islamist Hamas on Israel, the millions in aid from the German...
on Oct 9, 2023
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Large drones in Europe are only allowed to fly in restricted airspaces, and until now this has also applied to the military. Operations by the EU border agency Frontex are changing that. With maritime drones, a new dimension of militarisation follows. The EU border agency stationed an Israeli...
on Oct 5, 2023
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New EU biometrics system: Frontex and German Police develop app for EU travelers - Matthias Monroy
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From next year, EU authorities expect long queues at the external borders. The reason is a new “Entry/Exit System” that requires biometric data from all travellers. An app is to provide a remedy. Next year, the European Union plans to introduce its new “Entry/Exit System” (EES). All travellers...
on Oct 5, 2023