# security

Britain voted to leave the European Union in a referendum in June 2016. Photo: Justin Tallis/AFP
Britain voted to leave the European Unio […]
Brexit, Trade, Transportation and mobility, Infographic, Photo, Video

Britain ‘turbo-charges’ no deal Brexit plans

London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has hit the ground running and held a series of meetings designed to ramp up preparations to leave the European Union without a Brexit deal on October 31. Government departments and businesses made extensive preparations ahead of the original March 29 deadline for Brexit, but after two […]
5 months ago
A policeman aims an LBD 40 40-millimetre rubber defensive bullet launcher with an attached camera during clashes with protesters in Paris on February 2, 2019
A policeman aims an LBD 40 40-millimetre […]
Defence and security, Infographic, Video

Riot control guns: the different choices made by European nations

The use of rubber bullets by security forces has become a source of controversy in France because of dozens of injuries to people during violent demonstration by "yellow vest" protesters
11 months ago
ARCHIVES - Migrants rescued from Italy by a dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea are sitting on a boat run by the aid organizations Doctors Without Borders and SOS Mediterranee on 27.06.2017. (to dpa "Fewer refugees in Italy and Greece" from 01.01.2018) Photo: Lena Klimkeit / dpa +++ (c) dpa - Bildfunk +++
ARCHIVES - Migrants rescued from Italy b […]
Migrants

EU extends Mediterranean anti-migrant-smuggling mission by 3 months

The European Union extends its naval operation targeting human smugglers in the Mediterranean Sea by three months.
1 year ago
ARCHIVE - 20.08.2014, Schleswig-Holstein, Neumünster: Numerous fiber optic cables, among others for the transmission of high-speed Internet, converge at a distribution point. (to dpa "parking sensors and midwifery chat: Darmstadt is Digital City" from 06/17/2018) Photo: Daniel Reinhardt / dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++
ARCHIVE - 20.08.2014, Schleswig-Holstein […]
Digitalization

EU, Japan move closer on data protection deal

An agreement between the EU and Japan should ensure smooth data traffic. If it comes into force, the "world's largest safe traffic space" would be created.
1 year ago