EU prolongs Schengen controls for six months

Refugees (BRUSSELS) – Foreign affairs ministers agreed Thursday to prolong by six months controls at certain internal Schengen borders of the EU in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.These countries…

Euro-MPs approve new powers for Europol

Europol headquarters The new powers come with strong data protection safeguards and democratic oversight tools.The draft rules, agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators in November last year, will strengthen Europol’s…