Tag: EU

  • New EU Coast Guard mulled

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    The agency will not have its own guards, and will draw on a 1,500-member “rapid reaction pool” of personnel seconded by the member states. EU Moves Toward Creation of Border and […]

  • The lost continent

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    Europe’s frustrating search for strategic relevance in Asia. The lost continent WHEN American strategists role-play scenarios about a crisis with China—probably, these days, a flare-up in the South China Sea—they […]

  • Libya CG rescues migrants

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    Migrant flow continues. Libya intercepts boats carrying 850 people Libyan coastguards say they intercepted boats carrying 850 migrants trying to reach Europe on Sunday. A spokesman said the migrants from […]

  • EU migrant mission failure

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    Frankly, we are not surprised… EU mission ‘failing’ to disrupt people-smuggling from Libya The EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling in the central Mediterranean is failing to achieve its […]

  • Ferry security questions

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    Call for greater security. EU ferry security measures lacking by Grant Turnbull Despite a marked increase in the threat posed by Daesh terrorists in Europe, as demonstrated by recent attacks […]

  • Migrants look to Italy

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    Trafficking gangs are arranging a new way to ship migrants from Turkey to the EU by sailing to Italy, a leading German newspaper reports. Report: Smugglers prepare new human trafficking […]

  • An EU Auxiliary Navy?

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    Hardly what the UK wants to hear ahead of their referendum. A Call for an EU Auxiliary Navy – Under German Leadership By Dr. Sebastian Bruns A popular quote reads […]

  • Security, ports and the sea

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    More robust measures required, experts suggest. Europe’s ports vulnerable as ships sail without oversight Sam Jones in London As Europe’s politicians struggle to control a deepening migrant crisis and staunch […]

  • New Euro Coast Guard plan

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    As Med migrancy slows down, EC lurches into action. A European Border and Coast Guard to protect Europe’s External Borders The European Commission is today adopting an important set of […]

  • Email from Malta

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    Thoughts on the EU Summit on Migration. Email from Malta – Opinion Piece On Wednesday, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th Month, I stood alone […]

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