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Frontex opens its Operations Exhibition to mark a new chapter in transparency

Frontex opens its Operations Exhibition to mark a new chapter in transparency

2026-04-01

Frontex officially opened its Operations Exhibition at the headquarters in Warsaw, where visitors can try the same document readers and fingerprint scanners used by border guards at Europe's borders, walk past scale models of the vessels and aircraft used in Frontex operations or put on VR goggles for an immersive experience of field scenarios.

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Frontex and partners gather in Warsaw to plan operations for 2027

Frontex and partners gather in Warsaw to plan operations for 2027

2026-03-26

More than 100 operational planners from EU Member States, non-EU partner countries, and EU agencies met in Warsaw from 17 to 19 March for the 2026 Annual Operations Planning Event (AOPE), hosted by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

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Frontex surveillance flight detects illegal fishing and locates migrants off Lampedusa

Frontex surveillance flight detects illegal fishing and locates migrants off Lampedusa

2026-03-24

A routine surveillance flight by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, over the central Mediterranean led to the seizure of a fishing vessel, around 700 kilograms of fish, and an 80-metre trawl net off the coast of Lampedusa on 21 March 2026.

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Frontex hosts annual operations planning event in Warsaw

Frontex hosts annual operations planning event in Warsaw

2026-03-18

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is hosting the 2026 Annual Operations Planning Event in Warsaw from 17 to 19 March.

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Estonian Border Guard vessel taking part in a Frontex joint operation in Greece capsized

Estonian Border Guard vessel taking part in a Frontex joint operation in Greece capsized

2026-03-17

Yesterday afternoon, an Estonian Border Guard vessel taking part in a Frontex joint operation in Greece capsized and later sank in the Eastern Mediterranean near the island of Megisti.

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Frontex: 52% drop in irregular border crossings in the first 2 months of 2026

Frontex: 52% drop in irregular border crossings in the first 2 months of 2026

2026-03-12

Severe weather conditions across the key migratory routes into the European Union continued to contribute to the downward trend of irregular border crossings. The number of detections fell sharply in the first two months of 2026, dropping by 52% compared with the same period last year.

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