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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Greece and Italy continued to face unprecedented number of migrants in December

Greece and Italy continued to face unprecedented number of migrants in December

2016-01-22

Thousands of migrants continued to arrive in Greece and Italy in December despite difficult weather conditions, bringing the total number of detections in the two countries to 1.04 million in all of 2015. This is nearly five times the figure from the previous year.

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Frontex starts talks on a working arrangement with authorities in Kosovo*

Frontex starts talks on a working arrangement with authorities in Kosovo*

2016-01-21

Frontex Deputy Executive Director Berndt Körner met with Kosovo’s Minister of Internal Affairs Skender Hyseni on Wednesday to launch negotiations on a working arrangement between the agency and Kosovar authorities.

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