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EU Commits €130 Million to Border Surveillance Drones
Original: EU Pours €130 Million Into Border Surveillance Drones
The European Union is allocating €130 million to expand drone-based surveillance along its external borders. The funding signals a continued push to tighten migration controls and strengthen frontier monitoring, a policy area that regularly divides member states and draws criticism from rights groups who argue that increased surveillance targets migrants rather than addressing root causes.
Why now: EU border security and migration policy remain highly contentious topics in current European politics.
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- EU Pours €130 Million Into Border Surveillance Drones · UNITED24 Media
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