Surveillance

Political tensions are expected to remain high this week as we enter the final 60 days before the European elections.

In preparation for the upcoming summer season, authorities in Sunny Beach have unveiled a state-of-the-art video surveillance system comprising nearly 100 cameras, with four equipped for facial and license plate recognition. With hopes of curbing crime rates during the peak tourist season, both police and the Municipality of Nessebar are optimistic about the system's potential impact.

See video and photos - Police remove them - Statements by the Greek Minister of Rural Development

The Interior Ministry is moving ahead with changes to the Municipal Police force, deeming that the existing framework needs to be adapted to meet the needs of the country's cities and their residents. It is also planning to hire more than 1,200 new officers.

Distraught thousands of faithful visiting the monastery - Spikes from monks for interference by the brother of the Metropolitan of Tamassos, who works in the National Intelligence Service in a field related to surveillance

All police officers across the country will be equipped with body cameras integrated with facial recognition systems in 2025, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.

On a recent Thursday morning in Queens, travelers streamed through the exterior doors of La Guardia Airport's Terminal C. Some were bleary-eyed - most hefted briefcases - as they checked bags and made their way to the security screening lines.

Some time ago, during his previous term in office, the prime minister had called a meeting of ministers, state officials and university rectors to discuss the issue of security at public universities. The scheme for a campus police force was very much "alive" at the time; it was, in fact, one of ruling New Democracy's key policy announcements.

In celebration of the 97th anniversary of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), the "Temas Istanbul" exhibition has opened its doors at the Ataturk Cultural Center (AKM) on Jan. 19, in which a collection of unique listening and surveillance objects such as shoes, watches, ties, and scales can be found.

Security guards at Sofia's National Palace of Culture (NDK) sparked outrage after forcefully ejecting a concertgoer displaying a Ukrainian flag during a DDT rock band performance on January 7.