Australia: Latest police weapon: a secret search
[smh.com.au] NEW powers to secretly search homes and computers of people suspected of crimes ranging from murder to organised theft are wider than those now used against suspected terrorists. The new covert search warrants would give police up to three years to delay informing targets they had carried out a raid on their property. Standard […]
Italy: Govt ‚planning to triple‘ immigrant detention centre capacity
[adnkronos.com] The conservative Italian government is planning to more than triple the 1,200 illegal immigrants that can currently be held in the country’s 11 detention centres, unnamed officials have told Adnkronos. Ministers were due to meet on Thursday to identify sites where the new centres could be located to hold 4,000-4,500 immigrants within the next […]
Toward a European House of Security at Major Events
[eu-sec] Planning and managing security for a major event is an extremely challenging exercise. Major events such as Olympic Games, G8 meetings or national Festivals require tremendous efforts in terms of project management, co-ordination and communication. The immense scale of these events entails an enormous amount of detailed pre-event planning and preparation and the deployment […]
Coordinating National Research Programmes and Policies on Major Events Security
[lab.unicri.it] Security at major events remains a top priority for host nations, attendees, participants and neighboring countries. Our task in this instance was to elevate the standard of analysis research to ensure airtight security during major events. In response to the changing security environment, the EU-SEC team is taking a fresh approach to security at […]
Send in the Drones: UAVs for Border Patrol and 2010
[dprogram.net] WINNIPEG – Famed for prowling the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, a remote-control Predator aircraft took flight over the wheat fields of South Dakota yesterday, the first in a network of surveillance drones that could soon patrol the American border with Canada from Maine to Washington state. While security-conscious politicians applauded the start of […]
London Metropolitan Police visit to UNICRI
Representatives of public-private partnership meet with EU-SEC team to discuss collaboration on security at major events [unicri-ipo.org] On the 7th February 2008 a delegation from the UK composed of two representatives of the London Metropolitan Police and one representative of the private company Hazard Management Solutions visited UNICRI Headquarters. They represented a partnership of UK […]
EU to investigate VoIP-tapping techniques
An investigation into the possibility of tapping internet telephony conversations has been launched by the European Union’s Judicial Co-Operation Unit, also known as Eurojust. [zdnet.co.uk] Italy is leading the Europe-wide feasibility study, announced on Friday. The Italian government has cited concerns that organised criminals and arms and drug traffickers are using VoIP services such as Skype to […]
Nigeria and Italy team up to dismantle organised crime
[afrol.com] The Nigeria Federal Government, Italy and Interpol have signed an accord to stem transnational organised crime including human trafficking in the country’s capital Abuja today. The newly initiated two year pilot project under Interpol, seeks to strengthen cooperation between Italy and Nigeria in the fight against illegal migration of Nigerians to Italy and curb […]
Police brace themselves for ’summer of rage‘ against economic crisis
Riot police are bracing themselves for a "summer of rage" with middle-class victims of the recession joining activists to besiege the headquarters of financial institutions. [telegraph.co.uk] Superintendent David Hartshorn, who heads the Metropolitan Police’s public order branch, said that he feared there could be "mass protest" at rising unemployment and the downturn in the economy. […]
Italian crooks use Skype to frustrate wiretaps
[theregister.co.uk] Italian crooks are making greater use of internet telephony because of the widespread use of wiretaps in the country. Customs and tax police in Milan are complaining that drug dealers and other organised criminals are using tools such as Skype in an effort to frustrate investigations, the BBC reports. Investigators cite the example of […]
Mexico Adds More Israeli Surveillance Platforms
[defenseindustrydaily.com] Mexico needs surveillance, and many of its key surveillance assets are coming from Israel. Its E-2C Hawkeye AWACS aircraft were bought used from the Israeli Air Force. A recent $25 million purchase from Elbit Systems added cheaper long-endurance aerial surveillance via Hermes 450 mid-tier UAVs, as well as hand-launched Skylark-I mini-UAVs for troops on […]
25,000 illegal Nigerians to leave Italy
The Nigeria and Italy governments are to ensure that some 25,000 Nigerians living illegally in Italy are returned home. This was part of the agenda of the closed door meeting between the Nigerian Foreign minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe and his Italian counterpart, Dr. Franco Frattini, in Abuja. [africanews.com] Briefing the media after the meeting, Chief […]
Nigeria police, others sign MoU on illegal immigrants
[punchng.com] The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Italian Police and the Interpol on illegal immigration, human trafficking and transnational crime. The memorandum was signed with the Chief of Italian Police, Mr. Antonio Manganelli, while the Interpol delegation was led by the body’s Secretary-General, Mr. Ronald […]
Frontex: Programme of Work 2009
1. Introduction of a long term approach (Goals and multi annual planning 2010 – 2013), 2. Regrouping of activities in “Projects”, “Products”, and “Services” and their clustering in “Programmes”, and 3. safeguarding the use of the Programme of Work 2009 as baseline for the years to follow. Goal 1: Awareness – Analytical Capabilities, Goal 2: […]
SECURITY: IMMIGRANTS AND DRUGS, MANGANELLI IS IN ABUJA
[agi.it] The head of police, Antonio Manganelli, arrived in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, today, for a mission organised by the Interior Ministry. Manganelli is to return to Rome Tomorrow, after having met his Nigerian counterpart. Local sources and the Italian embassy in Abuja have said through private channels to AGI that Manganelli’s visit is […]
Italy: Appeal warns about the imminent risk of widespread human rights violations in Lampedusa
[statewatch.org] On 23 January 2009, a number of Italian associations and migrant support organisations – Amnesty International Italia, Arci, Asgi, Casa dei diritti sociali-Focus, Centro Astalli, Cir, Comunità di S.Egidio, Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia, Medici Senza Frontiere, Movimento migranti e rifugiati di Caserta, Save the Children and Senzaconfine – issued an appeal that […]
Nordic countries to pool troops and intelligence
[euobserver.com] The Nordic countries – Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland – could pool military forces, maritime monitoring and satellite surveillance, a report commissioned by the five foreign ministers says. Drafted by former Norwegian foreign minister Thorvald Stoltenberg, the study out on Monday (9 February) puts forward 13 proposals to be endorsed at a Nordic […]
Europol Information Management – Products and Services
Europol is the European Union law enforcement organisation that handles criminal intelligence. Its aim is to improve the effectiveness and cooperation between the competent authorities of the member states in preventing and combating serious international organised crime and terrorism. The mission of Europol is to make a significant contribution to the European Union’s law enforcement […]
Libya gets EU funds to combat illegal migration
[iht.com] The European Union offered Libya €20 million Tuesday to help cope with growing illegal migration, the EU external relations commissioner said. Border patrols and coastal radar have made it harder for illegal migrants to enter Spain from Morocco and tens of thousands are trying to reach Europe farther east. The number arriving in Italy by boat […]
Senegal: Frattini proposes immigrant accord
[adnkronos.com] Italy’s foreign minister, Franco Frattini, has floated the possibility of an immigration accord during an official visit to the west African country of Senegal. Frattini met the president of Senegal, Abdoullaye Wade, and the country’s foreign minister ,Tidiane Gadio, on the final stop of a five-day visit to Africa. Frattini suggested a plan to […]