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2013-05-08
Frontex Photo Competition Results

Frontex’s photo contest, "Ties that Bind: Bridging borders in modern Europe" is now closed. First place was taken by Marcin Klepacki for his picture "Crossroads." Curtis Budden, a professional photographer commissioned to judge the entries, said the winning image, “gives the viewer plenty of room for interpretation. [...] The photographer uses leading lines and a shallow depth of field to direct us to the real subject of the image, which is not the bridge but the man standing on it. more
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2013-04-18
Annual Risk Analysis 2013 published

The year 2012 saw a 50% decrease in the number of illegal border crossings detected at EU level compared to the year before. Moreover, at around 73 000, it was the first year since systematic data collection started in 2008 that the total figure for the year stood at less than 100 000. more
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2013-04-18
Final Call for Papers: “Workshop on Innovation in Border Control”

The Workshop on Innovation in Border Control 2013 (WIBC 2013), co-organized by Frontex Research and Development Unit, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, and the National Center for Border Security and Immigration (BORDERS) of the University of Arizona, is soliciting both research and “industrial practice and experience” papers. more
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2013-04-16
Frontex Signs Working Arrangement with State Border Service of Azerbaijan

Warsaw, 16 April, 2013 — Representatives of Frontex and the border authority of Azerbaijan signed a Working Arrangement today. Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen represented the Agency in a signing ceremony with Lieutenant-General Elchin Guliyev, Chief of State Border Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, at the Frontex headquarters in Warsaw. more
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2013-04-12
Call for Expressions of Interest: Pool of Experts on Automated Border Control

The Frontex Research and Development Unit (RDU) invites relevant candidates to express their interest in participating in a pool of experts in the field of Automated Border Control (ABC). Interested experts are invited to submit their applications in response to this Call for Expressions of Interest (CEI). Candidates will be shortlisted for the pool on the basis of their professional and technical ability and their capacity to carry out the tasks described in the CEI. more
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2013-03-27
Call for White papers on rapid deployable and cost-effective land border surveillance systems

At the core of Frontex’s research and development (R&D) work is exploration of the potential offered by new border management technologies to meet the dual objective of enhancing security while facilitating travel. The Agency proactively monitors and contributes to developments in research relevant to the control and surveillance of the external borders. Frontex also keeps Member States and the European Commission up to date with developments. more
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2013-03-22
8th ABC Workshop - Invitation

On 24-25 April 2013 Frontex will hold the 8th ABC Workshop, organised in cooperation with the Bulgarian authorities. The Workshop will look into the latest developments on the ABC systems currently in use, under testing, or planned by Member States and Third Countries. more
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2013-03-04
External Quality Assurance Group - republished

Frontex Research and Development Unit (RDU) decided to enlarge the IDCHECK 2013 Project External Quality Assurance Group in order to ensure that all fields of expertise required by the IDCHECK 2013 project are adequately covered. more
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2013-02-22
Photo Competition

Frontex is pleased to announce the launch of the European Day for Border Guards photo competition for 2013! The aim of the contest is to reflect the distinctive nature of European borders across the continent and to gather inspiration from the beauty of European landscapes. With that in mind, the theme for this year is: “Ties that Bind: Bridging borders in modern Europe” more
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2013-01-28
Invitation to industry/researchers to showcase during the European Day for Border Guards

On 23 May 2013 Frontex will hold the annual European Day for Border Guards (ED4BG) in Warsaw. Inaugurated in 2010 to mark the fifth anniversary of Frontex, ED4BG presents Europe’s border-guard community with an opportunity to share experiences and best practice, as well as provides a forum for topical discussion, exchange of views between key border-management players, and a platform to bring together the worlds of public service and private industry (http://www.ed4bg.eu). more
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2013-01-16
Project External Quality Assurance Group

Frontex Research and Development Unit (RDU) invites relevant experts to express their interest to participate as a member of the External Quality Assurance Group for the project IDCHECK 2013 on Research on countering identity and document fraud and improving tactical/operational risk assessment in the first line of border control. more
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2013-01-16
Call for papers “Workshop on Innovation in Border Control”

The Workshop on Innovation in Border Control 2013 (WIBC 2013), co-organized by Frontex Research and Development Unit, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, and the National Center for Border Security and Immigration (BORDERS) of the University of Arizona, is soliciting both research and “industrial practice and experience” papers. more
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2012-10-26
First Global ABC Conference & Exhibition

More than two hundred representatives of EU member states and agencies, non-EU states, international organizations, industry and research bodies gathered in Warsaw for the conference on Border Crossing - as easy as ABC on October 25-26. The event — co-organised by Frontex and the European Commission — was the first global conference examining topical themes in the fast-changing world of Automated Border Control (ABC) technology. more
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2012-10-16
Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights elects Chairpersons at inaugural meeting

Warsaw, 16 October 2012 — At its inaugural meeting at Frontex’s Warsaw headquarters today, the agency’s newly-formed Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights elected its first two Co-Chairs. Ms Aydan Iyigüngör, of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and Stefan Kessler of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) will serve for one year as Co-Chairs representing EU Agencies and NGOs respectively. more
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2012-10-03
Situational update: Migratory situation at the Greek-Turkish border

The numbers of migrants crossing the Greek-Turkish land border dropped from over 2000 a week in the first week of August to little over 200 in the second week. This is the direct effect of increased surveillance and patrolling activities by the Greek authorities, which included the deployment of an additional 1800 officers along the Evros river at the beginning of August. more
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2012-09-27
Management Board designates Fundamental Rights Officer

Warsaw, 27 September 2012 — At its 40th meeting today, the Frontex Management Board designated the Agency’s first Fundamental Rights Officer and adopted working methods for the Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights. more
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2012-09-26
Frontex and European Asylum Support Office sign Working Arrangement

Warsaw, 26 September 2012 — Frontex and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) signed a Working Arrangement today at Frontex’s Warsaw HQ. The Working Arrangement formalises existing cooperation between the two Agencies and will provide a framework for developing closer ties and mutual support in future. more
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2012-09-14
Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings: Ask the Experts

Join the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator and experts from EU agencies for a webinar and online discussion on the steps that are being taken to eradicate trafficking in human beings. more
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2012-09-06
Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights taking shape

A preparatory meeting of Frontex’s Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights (CF) was held in Warsaw yesterday.Participants in the meeting discussed how the CF could assist Frontex in promoting the respect of fundamental rights in all its activities and what the working methods of the forum should be. more
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2012-07-13
Global ABC Conference and Exhibition - Invitation for Industry

Invitation for industry to showcase innovative technologies in the area of Automated Border Control (ABC) and to present during the 1st Global Conference on future developments of ABC in Warsaw, on 25-26 October 2012. more
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