What is Frontex?
Frontex, the EU agency based in Warsaw, was created as a specialised and independent body tasked to coordinate the operational cooperation between Member States in the field of border security. The activities of Frontex are intelligence driven. Frontex complements and provides particular added value to the national border management systems of the Member States.
News
18-02-2010
EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström visits Frontex
Today Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs visited Frontex Headquarters in Warsaw. She discussed with the Frontex Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen the current situation at the EU’s... more
17-02-2010
EU agencies engage in dialogue with EC President Barroso
The heads of European Union Agencies met today with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso to discuss ways to strengthen their partnership with the European Commission and to share their... more
Upcoming events
10-03-2010
Frontex hosts ICAO working group meeting
Frontex will host the meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group on 10-12 March at Frontex HQ in Warsaw, Poland. more
16-02-2010
Meeting of the Heads of European Union Agencies
The Heads of the EU agencies will meet on 17 February with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso to discuss ways to strengthen their partnership with the European Commission, the... more
