Profiteering from Dehumanisation on EU Borders

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on Border Surveillance

The EU’s current border regime is a profitable business for the European companies cashing in on the militarisation of EU migration policy, according to a study commissioned by The Left in the European Parliament. The study is by Jacqueline Andres, of  the “Information Centre on Militarization” and MEPs Özlem Demirel and Clare Daly. Major defence companies such as…

OCEAN2020 Launches First Sea Demonstration

The OCEAN2020 project, managed by a 42 partner consortium from 15 EU countries, has successfully launched its first sea demonstration in the Gulf of Taranto, Italy.  The OCEAN2020 Live Sea Demonstration involves a total of 9 unmanned assets and six naval units from Italy, Spain, Greece and France.  The deployment of manned and unmanned systems,…