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2012-01-19
Frontex signs Working Arrangement with Nigeria

Warsaw, January 19, 2012 — Frontex and representatives of the Nigerian Immigration Service signed a working arrangement at Frontex’s Warsaw HQ on January 19. The Federal Republic of Nigeria was represented by Mrs. Rose Uzoma, Comptroller-General, Nigerian more
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2012-01-18
FRAN Quarterly | Q03 2011

Frontex Publishes Analysis of Migratory Trends at the EU External Borders for Q3, 2011 more
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2012-01-17
European Day for Border Guards showcases - invitation

Invitation to industry/researchers to showcase innovative technology in the area of border control (checks and surveillance) and to attend the European Day for Border Guards in Warsaw on 23-24 May 2012. more
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2011-10-27
Frontex Evaluation Report on RABITs publicly available

The Frontex Evaluation Report on the deployment of Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABITs) to the Greek-Turkish land border in 2010 is now publically available. Joint Operation RABIT 2010 was the first deployment of its type and its evaluation is a cruci more
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2011-10-25
Eastern Borders Risk Analysis Network Annual Overview 2011

When compared to 2009, the overall migratory situation at the common borders between Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, the Russian Federation and neighboring Poland, Slovakia, Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Romania, Latvia, Hungary and Estonia did not change significantly. more
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2011-10-19
5th EU Anti-Trafficking Day was held in Warsaw

Warsaw, Wednesday October 19 — The 5th EU Anti-Trafficking Day was held in Warsaw on October 18 under the slogan “Together Against Trafficking in Human Beings.” The event organised under the auspices of the Polish Presidency brought together policy-level, more
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2011-10-18
Call for expression of interest from industry to attend/participate at the 6th ABC Workshop

Call for expression of interest from industry to attend/participate at the 6th ABC Workshop accompanied by a demonstration of the No-Q system at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, 29-30 November. more
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2011-10-04
FRAN Quarterly | Q02 2011

Warsaw, October 4, 2011 — All indicators of irregular migration to the EU rose during the second quarter (Q2) of 2011, compared to Q1. At the same time, illegal border crossing, clandestine entry and refusals of entry all increased significantly against a year earlier, as did the number of asylum applications received by Member States. more
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2011-09-28
Research Conference on the Future of Risk Analysis

In collaboration with the Finnish Border and Coast Guard Academy, Frontex is organizing a research conference on the Future of Risk Analysis. The event will be held on 11-12 October 2011 at the Finnish Border and Coast Guard Academy in Espoo, Finland. more
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2011-09-21
Frontex's Reaction to HRW report

Frontex welcomes the revised report of HRW and is satisfied to note that its comments on the original draft were taken on board. The report now highlights an issue, which we agree, is of great importance. We would like to recall that Frontex more
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2011-08-30
Warsaw to Host 5th EU Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October

Warsaw, August 30, 2011 — The EU’s fifth Anti-Trafficking day will be held in Warsaw on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. The event—subtitled “Together Against Trafficking in Human Beings”—will provide participants with a platform for the exchange of views on st more
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2011-07-21
FRAN Quarterly | Q01 2011

The latest report by the Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) shows a clear shift from the East to the Central Mediterranean as the focus for irregular migration at the EU’s external borders. For the first time since the beginning of data collection in 2008,detections of illegal border crossings in the first quarter of the year (Q1) exceeded those for the previous quarter. more
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2011-06-07
Call for Expressions of Interest

Call for Expressions of Interest in demonstrating at Frontex R&D Green border surveillance workshop 2011 “Aerostats and Rapid Deployment Unattended Ground Sensor systems for Land border surveillance”. more
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2011-05-26
Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis 2011

Frontex’s second Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis (WB ARA) is now available. more
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2011-05-20
Poseidon 2011: Migrants smugglers open fire on border guards

Today early morning migrant smugglers opened fire on a border patrol team deployed within the framework of Poseidon 2011 Joint Operation to the Evros Region (border between Greece and Turkey). No one was injured. more
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2011-05-11
Call for expression of interest from industry/researchers

Call for expression of interest from industry/researchers to showcase innovative technology in the area of passenger screening and interviewing at a Workshop on Improving Decisions at Border Checks with Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence and Advanced more
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2011-05-11
Annual Risk Analysis 2011

Frontex’s Annual Risk Analysis 2011 records the main trends in regular and irregular migration into the European Union in 2010 and offers predictions for the coming year’s trends. Regarding irregular migration, the sharp decrease reported in 2009 (of around a third on 2008) stabilised in 2010; Member States and Schengen Associated Countries reported a total of 104,049 detections of illegal border crossing at the sea and land external borders, a total almost identical to the 2009 figure of 104,599. more
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2011-04-29
Frontex publishes Study on Ethics in Border Security

The Study, commissioned by Frontex and carried out by the Centre for Global Ethics of the University of Birmingham (UK), aims to help the EU border guard community by providing information on the ethical standards laid out by EU Border Guard services more
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2011-04-27
Conference on Passenger Facilitation for Improved Border Management

Call for expression of interest from industry to attend/participate at the First Conference on Passenger Facilitation for Improved Border Management at the Frontex Headquarters, Warsaw, 16th May 2011. more
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2011-04-04
Management Board Endorses Frontex Fundamental Rights Strategy

Frontex’s Management Board endorsed the Agency’s Fundamental Rights Strategy during its most recent meeting, on March 31. The approved document sets out the objectives, legal and political context, operational implications and implementation plan more
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