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Frontex hosts 7th annual European Day for Border Guards

Frontex hosts 7th annual European Day for Border Guards

2016-05-25

Nearly 500 border guard officers and other officials from 41 countries took part in the seventh annual European Day for Border Guards (ED4BG) organised in Poland by Frontex on Tuesday, 24 May.

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Frontex Director addresses Europol Management Board

Frontex Director addresses Europol Management Board

2016-05-16

On 12 May, Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri addressed the Management Board of Europol at the agency’s headquarters in The Hague. “Safeguarding Schengen depends on effective operational response at the external borders of the EU. This must be done by effective border management but also by enhancing security checks in the hotspots,” said Leggeri. “This requires a big effort on the part of the member states and EU agencies, such as Europol and Frontex, who work together on the ground.”

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Number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped 90% in April

Number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped 90% in April

2016-05-13

The number of migrants arriving on the Greek islands in April plunged by 90% compared to the previous month, reaching fewer than 2 700.

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EURTF office in Catania inaugurated

EURTF office in Catania inaugurated

2016-04-27

Today, Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri, together with the EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, Italian Minister of Interior Angelino Alfano, Central Director for Immigration and Border Police Giovanni Pinto inaugurated the opening of the new premises of the European Regional Task Force (EURTF) in Catania, Sicily.

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Third Annual Report of Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published

Third Annual Report of Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published

2016-04-26

The third Annual Report of the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights provides an overview of the activities undertaken by the Consultative Forum in 2015. Among its various activities, the Consultative Forum has observed trainings, visited Joint Operation Triton, initiated a study on gender mainstreaming in Frontex and participated in Joint Operation VEGA Children.

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Number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped in March

Number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped in March

2016-04-18

The EU-Turkey agreement, coupled with stricter border policies applied by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia at its border with Greece and the new NATO operation in the Aegean, led to a noticeable reduction in the number of migrants arriving on the Greek islands in March.

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