Private security firms bid on Greek asylum centres
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.
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Economic worries and Hungary on the spot Next WEEK
Eurozone finance ministers will discuss the economic worries with the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, agriculture ministers are set to talk food prices, and EU affairs ministers will put Hungary on the spot in the Article 7 procedure.
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Ultraconservatives in Putin's shadow
Vladimir Putin's Ukraine war has threatened to be a public relations disaster for hard-right gatherings like the Conservative Political Action Conference — now meeting in Budapest and featuring Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, who remains highly-cordial with the Kremlin.
News in Brief
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- Norwegian knife attacks were domestic dispute
- Sweden hits back at Turkey's 'disinformation' in Nato bid
- Germany's Schröder gives up one of two Russia jobs
- G7 countries pledge €18bn in financial aid for Ukraine
- Italian unions strike in protest over military aid for Ukraine
- Russia cuts gas supply to Finland
- Half of Gazprom's clients have opened rouble accounts
Privatising immigration
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
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
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
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
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
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
Private security companies operating UK-based immigrant removal centres use formulas to calculate the profit loss incurred when detainees commit suicide under their watch.
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