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Frontex holds conference of heads of international airports

Frontex holds conference of heads of international airports

2017-03-07

Today Berndt Koerner, the Deputy Executive Director of Frontex opened the 9th heads of airports conference in Cascais, Portugal.

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Frontex trains border guards as part of Mid-level Management Course

Frontex trains border guards as part of Mid-level Management Course

2017-03-03

Today Frontex launched the Mid-level Management Course (MLC) for border guards at the Croatian Police Academy in Zagreb. Participants include 17 officers with mid-level managerial experience coming from 13 EU Member States.

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Frontex Executive Director on official visit to Niger

Frontex Executive Director on official visit to Niger

2017-03-01

Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri met with Nigerien authorities this week to discuss the deployment of the Agency's first liaison officer in Niger and cooperation in areas affecting border management and security. He also opened the workshop of the Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) taking place in Niger’s capital of Niamey.

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Frontex to boost recruitment in 2017

Frontex to boost recruitment in 2017

2017-02-22

With the expansion of its role and activities as the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex is looking to significantly increase the size of its staff over the next three years. This year alone, the agency aims to increase its staffing level to 600 from the current level of about 400.

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Agency hosted delegation from European Parliament’s LIBE Committee

Agency hosted delegation from European Parliament’s LIBE Committee

2017-02-22

This week, Frontex hosted a delegation of members of European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) to discuss the progress of its transformation into the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

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Frontex publishes Risk Analysis for 2017

Frontex publishes Risk Analysis for 2017

2017-02-15

In 2016, migration pressure at Europe’s external borders remained high with the detection of over half a million illegal border-crossings. Frontex estimates that this figure corresponds to about 382 000 migrants coming to Europe from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Compared to the 1.8 million illegal border-crossings reported in 2015, 2016 saw a significant decrease, but this figure is still higher than any annual figure for arrivals between 2010 (104 060) and 2014 (282 933).

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