Frontex boosts efforts to help combat cross-border crime Frontex boosts efforts to help combat cross-border crime 2016-02-16 Frontex will expand its efforts in combatting cross-border crime this year by organising two dedicated international actions focusing on facilitated irregular immigration and trafficking in human beings. Read more
Frontex Executive Director to meet NATO Secretary General and EU Commissioner Avramopoulos Frontex Executive Director to meet NATO Secretary General and EU Commissioner Avramopoulos 2016-02-12 Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and EU Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos on Monday in Brussels to discuss the coordination of their activities related to the refugee and migrant crisis. Read more
Share of Syrians arriving on Greek islands has fallen in recent months Share of Syrians arriving on Greek islands has fallen in recent months 2016-01-28 The percentage of declared Syrians among all of the migrants landing on the Greek islands has fallen considerably in the last several months. Read more
Rapid border intervention teams In Greece Rapid border intervention teams In Greece 2016-01-28 At the request of the Greek authorities for additional assistance at its external borders in the Aegean Frontex launched the deployment of some 400 officers and 15 vessels to the Greek islands on 29 December 2015. Poseidon Rapid Intervention replaced Joint Operation Poseidon Sea with a higher number of officers to assist the Greek authorities in border surveillance, identification and fingerprinting of arriving migrants. The deployment also includes forged document experts and interpreters. Read more
Frontex publishes Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) Report Frontex publishes Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) Report 2016-01-28 The 2015 Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) Joint Report analyses the irregular migratory movements affecting AFIC countries and EU Member States, cross-border criminality and provides an overview of the main regional security threats affecting the countries in the community. Read more
Frontex seeking external experts Frontex seeking external experts 2016-01-26 Frontex is setting up a database of external experts that will allow candidates to apply to work for the agency on specific projects or activities. Read more