AFIC partners mark 15 years of Africa–EU border cooperation AFIC partners mark 15 years of Africa–EU border cooperation 2025-11-27 The Africa–Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) marks 15 years of cooperation this week with a plenary workshop in Accra, Ghana, gathering partners from across Africa, the EU and the EU Capacity Building Mission (EUCAP) Sahel Mali to strengthen joint work on border security and intelligence sharing. Read more
Last Month in the Field – October Last Month in the Field – October 2025-11-26 October turned plans into practice. From launching our first full-scale operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina to testing the EU’s new screening rules on Lampedusa, from snowy mountain patrols to space-based data and charity runs, the month showed what European cooperation looks like when it’s lived out at the borders every day. Read more
Frontex Management Board meets pre-accession partners in Warsaw to deepen border cooperation Frontex Management Board meets pre-accession partners in Warsaw to deepen border cooperation 2025-11-26 High-level representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine met in Warsaw with the Management Board of Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, to deepen border security cooperation and mark a new phase in their partnership, including new Memoranda of Understanding. Read more
Frontex pilots Galileo-based tracking solution to detect navigation signal interference Frontex pilots Galileo-based tracking solution to detect navigation signal interference 2025-11-26 A small-scale pilot using Galileo, the EU’s satellite navigation system, alerts patrol vessels to jamming or spoofing events and helps them maintain confidence in their position, strengthening the resilience of EU border operations. Read more
Frontex Executive Director and Chief of Polish Border Guard visit EU’s eastern border with Belarus Frontex Executive Director and Chief of Polish Border Guard visit EU’s eastern border with Belarus 2025-11-21 Frontex Executive Director Hans Leijtens has visited Poland’s eastern border with Belarus alongside Major General Robert Bagan, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Border Guard, to see first-hand the situation at this section of the EU’s border and discuss how to further strengthen cooperation. Read more
Towards an EU integrated monitoring system of returns Towards an EU integrated monitoring system of returns 2025-11-17 Forced-return monitors from across the EU met for their latest network meeting, hosted by the Frontex Fundamental Rights Office, to discuss the current and future state of return monitoring and the need for an integrated return monitoring system. Read more