Frontex updates key training document for EU border and coast guard officers Frontex updates key training document for EU border and coast guard officers 2017-06-20 Last week, Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri signed the Common Core Curriculum (CCC) for Border and Coast Guards Basic Training in the EU, an updated document that serves as a basis for training of border and coast guard officers throughout the European Union. Read more
Frontex offers funding for development and delivery of training courses Frontex offers funding for development and delivery of training courses 2017-06-13 Frontex published a call for proposals for Development and delivery of European border and coast guard courses. Read more
Frontex hosts 8th European Day for Border Guards Frontex hosts 8th European Day for Border Guards 2017-06-13 More than 500 border guard officers and other officials from 38 countries took part in the eighth annual European Day for Border Guards (ED4BG) organised in Poland by Frontex on Monday. Read more
Graduation of the first class of Frontex Joint Master’s programme Graduation of the first class of Frontex Joint Master’s programme 2017-06-07 Today, 23 members of the inaugural class of the Frontex Joint Master’s in Strategic Border Management programme took part in the graduation ceremony in Salamanca, Spain. Read more
Frontex, EFCA and EMSA present results of pilot project "Creation of a European coastguard function" Frontex, EFCA and EMSA present results of pilot project "Creation of a European coastguard function" 2017-06-02 Today, the Closing Workshop of the pilot project "Creation of a European coastguard function" gathered some 110 participants from various European and national entities at the premises of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in Lisbon. During the event Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, EFCA - the European Fisheries Control Agency and EMSA jointly presented the project results. Read more
Frontex hosts workshop on return operations as part of IPAII project Frontex hosts workshop on return operations as part of IPAII project 2017-06-01 This week, Frontex is holding a three-day workshop for representatives of six Western Balkan countries to share best practices for non-voluntary return operations. The event, taking place at the agency’s Warsaw headquarters, is organised as part of the Regional Support to Protection-Sensitive Migration Management in the Western Balkans and Turkey (IPAII) project. Read more