Private security firms bid on Greek asylum centres

2. Apr 2014, 09:25

Private security firms are bidding to guard EU-funded migrant detention centres in Greece, amid a report by Medecins Sans Frontiers which says poor conditions are causing disease.

News in Brief

12. May, 16:42 No EUobserver newsletter on Friday 14 May
12. May, 07:06 Germany stops Facebook gathering WhatsApp data
12. May, 07:06 Italy rebuts reports of EU deal with Libya
12. May, 07:06 MEPs demand EU states protect women's reproductive rights
12. May, 07:05 At least nine dead in Russia school shooting
12. May, 07:05 Bulgaria interim government appointed until July election
12. May, 07:05 German priests defy pope to bless same-sex couples
12. May, 07:05 New EU public prosecutor faults Slovenia

French police arrest Luxembourg former top spy

12. May, 16:15

French police have arrested a former Luxembourg spy chief, who was suing EUobserver for libel, in an unrelated US fraud case.

Opinion

Expelling diplomats won't fix central Europe's Russia problem

12. May, 07:02

The pro-Kremlin affiliation of various radical paramilitary organisations is a significant cause for concern throughout central Europe.

Privatising immigration

19. Sep 2013, 08:50

A growing number of EU countries use private security firms to guard migrant detention centres and handle visa applications, raising questions of accountability if things go wrong. EUobserver looks at the rise of a new European security industry.

About Nikolaj Nielsen

19. Sep 2013, 08:49

Nikolaj Nielsen is a Danish-American journalist working for EUobserver in Brussels. He won a King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Private security firms cash in on guarding EU borders

25. Sep 2013, 09:25

A growing number of EU countries are using private security firms to guard migrant detention centres, raising questions about accountability if things go wrong.

MEPs approve EU border surveillance system

10. Oct 2013, 14:45

MEPs Thursday gave the green light to a new European Border Surveillance system. Critics says the deal places too much emphasis on stopping migration rather than saving lives.

'Virtual borders' scheme to track every non-EU citizen

2. Oct 2013, 09:27

The EU commission wants to fingerprint anyone who enters the EU, but critics say it risks violating numerous privacy rights.

Security industry is shaping EU legislation

1. Oct 2013, 09:02

EOS, a trade body of some of Europe's main arms dealers, wants to buy and sell EU maritime surveillance data, in its latest push to shape EU policy.

Private firms put price tag on migrant suicides

23. Sep 2013, 08:42

Private security companies operating UK-based immigrant removal centres use formulas to calculate the profit loss incurred when detainees commit suicide under their watch.