Spy agencies launch 'real-time' terror tracker
Intelligence agencies in Europe launched an "interactive operative real-time information system" in July to collect data on jihadist suspects, EUobserver has learned.
Focus
MEPs urge Sweden to end border checks
MEPs have urged Sweden to end border checks with Denmark and to take better care of unaccompanied refugee children.
EU targets foreign fighters with sanctions
The bloc agreed to measures which make it possible to freeze assets and impose travel bans on people linked to the Islamic State and Al-Qaida.
News in Brief
- MEPs back visa freedom for Ukrainians
- Calais camp must be dismantled, says Hollande
- Spanish PM strengthened by local elections
- Cyprus peace talks to continue after UN meeting
- Bosnian Serbs approve controversial public holiday
- EU 'baloney' and 'pate' in Brexit jibes
- EU ministers to issue Canada trade pledge
- Report: Next EU-27 summit on 3 February
Snowden: Privacy Shield won't stop US mass surveillance
Edward Snowden, a former US security contractor, has disputed claims the US government has narrowed surveillance under the new EU-US Privacy Shield data pact.
Austria drafts anti-asylum law
Austrian lawmakers are set to pass a law that would prevent people from applying for asylum once a self-prescribed upper limit has been reached.
MEPs back visa-free travel for Georgians
The small Caucasian republic could get an EU visa waiver before its parliamentary elections in October. Kosovo, Turkey and Ukraine are also on the list, but may have to wait longer.
Ex-EU commissioner Kroes held offshore firm
Neelie Kroes held a secret offshore company but did not declare it during her 10 years as an EU commissioner, leaked documents from Bahamas show.
PNR deal with Canada violates rights, says EU top lawyer
Passenger flight details of EU citizens retained and used by Canadian authorities pose a host of problems when it comes to fundamental rights, according to an opinion by the EU bloc's court.
Opinion
Georgia's EU visa waiver should not be politicised
Delaying visa liberalisation for Georgians, after the country has met all the EU benchmarks, would harm our credibility as a soft power.
One year after launch, EU fails on relocation
One year into a two-year plan to relocate 160,000 refugees, the EU has managed about 4,500 people, amid boycotts and mounting xenophobia.
Turkey sends EU mixed message on migration
Turkey's EU minister said in Bratislava his country will continue to respect the migration deal, but would not do more until it gets visa-free EU travel.
Turkey threatens to scrap refugee deal, again
Two Turkish ministers said that Ankara would end the agreement to reduce the number of migrants coming to Europe if it does not get visa-free travel to the EU.
France tries to defuse burkini row
The interior minister warns against "stigmatisation" of Muslims after a woman was fined for wearing a scarf and leggings on a beach.
EU backs Greek ex-data chief over criminal charges
The EU executive supports the former head of the Greek statistic office, who faces criminal charges for accurately reporting deficit figures.
Ukraine visa deal hangs in the balance
A row over the introduction of a computer system for officials to declare their interests threatens to torpedo Ukraine's visa deal with the EU.
Poland's constitutional crisis looms larger
The clock is ticking towards Poland's EU deadline to solve it's constitutional crisis, after the government's latest attempt to repair the situation was ruled unconstitutional by the country's constitutional court.
Erdogan renews death penalty call
Turkey's president Erdogan on Sunday repeated his call to reintroduce the death penalty at a rally of some 1 million people. Meanwhile, Austria wants an end to all EU accession talks with Turkey following Erdogan's increasing grip on power.
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Latest News
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- Hollande warns UK not to abandon Calais obligations
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Opinion
EU's Kosovo meddling risks Balkans chaos
The EU and the US are is unfairly pressuring Kosovo to ratify a border deal with Montenegro against the will of the opposition. It could bring trouble to the Western Balkans region.
UK gets top security role in EU commission
Julian King is set to become EU commissioner in charge of launching the "security union" - the fight against terrorism, radicalisation, organised crime, and cybercrime.
Belgium free to probe EU wiretapping allegations
Belgian prosecutors told they can keep going after the EU's anti-fraud chief, Kessler, over alleged illegal wire-taps, in a case that risks harming the EU's image.
Terrorism and migration top EU public's concern
Immigration and terrorism top people's concerns in Europe - a shift since the economic crisis. But the EU commission flattered itself in its reading of the latest polls.
Merkel: Attacks won't change refugee policy
After several attacks committed by asylum seekers in Germany, the chancellor said she would "stick to principles" and continue to welcome refugees.
EU confrontation with Poland escalates
The EU commission said there is systemic threat to rule of law in Poland and gave new ultimatum. Poland said commission is "losing its authority".
Hollande: French people ‘under threat’
The “threat” of further attacks remained “high” in France and in Germany, French leader Francois Hollande has said after Islamic State claimed responsibility for murdering a Catholic priest.
EU regulators cautiously endorse US data pact
Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, who chairs the French data protection authority, said they would review Privacy Shield next summer.
Attackers murder elderly priest in France
Two men have murdered a priest in a Roman Catholic church in northern France in what is being investigated as a potential terrorist attack.
Germany reels after multiple killings
Support for Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel remains high, but the weekend's multiple attacks against civilians have left German society in shock.
Report: UK and EU sketch out deal on migrants and trade
A brake on EU migrants, single market access, and UK contributions to the EU budget - a British daily reports that informal talks on Britain's EU exit have started despite EU statements to the contrary.
Munich attack might not have been terrorism
A 18-year German-Iranian shot dead nine people in a fast food restaurant. Police said his motives were "totally unclear".
More 'lone wolf' attacks expected, says Germany
German interior minister Thomas de Maiziere said the Afghan teenager who knifed passengers on a train is a "lone wolf" terrorist, with more attacks of the same type likely.
