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EU: European Migrant Smuggling Centre: Arrests and house searches against a people smuggler ring in Germany
"On 5 January 2017, the German Federal Police conducted several house searches in Berlin and executed two arrest warrants in Mönchengladbach and in Germany’s capital city. At the same time, Italian authorities arrested a suspect Read More
A New Era of Mass Surveillance is Emerging Across Europe
"Conclusion Across Europe, from Poland to Austria, from Italy to Sweden, parliaments have been adopting expansive domestic and foreign surveillance legislation in recent months and years. This wave of legislation, pushed by populist agendas and Read More
Austrian defence minister eyes plan to overhaul EU migrant policy
"Austria’s defence minister has drafted a plan that would revamp the European Union’s migrant policy by establishing a ceiling for migration and only permitting applications for asylum from outside the EU.... Doskozil’s plan also calls Read More
Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (6.1.17)
Austrian defence minister eyes plan to overhaul EU migrant policy (euractiv, link): "Austria’s defence minister has drafted a plan that would revamp the European Union’s migrant policy by establishing a ceiling for migration and only Read More
Austrian housing project keeps refugees’ hopes alive
"Is she religious? Does she have a philosophy? She shakes her head. It is simple humanity that has motivated her over a long career of caring for the less fortunate. “If someone comes, needing help, Read More
Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (5-6.11.16)
Unaccompanied child asylum-seekers: European Court of Human Rights: Written Submissions on behalf of Statewatch as Third Party Intervenor in the case of Sh.D and others v Greece, F.Y.R.O.M, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia(Application Read More
Austria Postpones Presidential Election Re-Run Due to Faulty Postal Ballots
"The Austrian election plot thickens. Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka announced on Monday that the re-run of the presidential election scheduled for next month has been delayed after some postal voters came forward with complains of Read More
Private Eyes: The Little-Known Company That Enables Worldwide Mass Surveillance
"It was a powerful piece of technology created for an important customer. The Medusa system, named after the mythical Greek monster with snakes instead of hair, had one main purpose: to vacuum up vast quantities Read More
News Digest: round-up of news stories from across the EU (28.10.16)
AUSTRIA: Austria’s Protestant church slams far-right presidential candidate(New Europe, link): "Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO) presidential candidate has been criticised by the country’s Protestant church for using the phrase “so help me God” on his Read More
Unaccompanied child-asylum seekers in Greece: third-party intervention before the ECHR
These written submissions are presented on behalf of Statewatch, hereinafter “the Intervener”, pursuant to the grant of permission of the President of the First Section of the Court notified in a letter dated 6 July 2016 and addressed to Statewatch by the Section Registrar. Read More