Frontex, EMSA and EFCA extend cooperation Frontex, EMSA and EFCA extend cooperation 2016-05-25 Frontex, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) signed bilateral interagency agreements today to extend their cooperation. Read more
Frontex signs working arrangement with Kosovo Frontex signs working arrangement with Kosovo 2016-05-25 Today Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri and the Minister of the Internal Affairs of Kosovo* Skender Hyseni signed a Working Arrangement for the establishment of operational cooperation between the Agency and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kosovo. Read more
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. Read more
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.” Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
