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Number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped by half in November

Number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped by half in November

2015-12-15

The number of migrants arriving in Greece in November fell by more than half from the previous month to 108 000, recording its first month-on-month drop this year. However, this was still the highest number of arrivals in Greece in the month of November.

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Frontex accepts Greece’s request for Rapid Border Intervention Teams

Frontex accepts Greece’s request for Rapid Border Intervention Teams

2015-12-10

Frontex accepted today Greece’s request to deploy Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABIT) on the Greek islands in the Aegean to assist the country in dealing with the record number of migrants coming to its shores.

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Helping vulnerable children at EU borders

Helping vulnerable children at EU borders

2015-12-09

A 14-year-old boy arrived at the Frankfurt airport, one of Europe’s busiest, from an African country all by himself. He appeared afraid and withdrawn. His passport had fake pages and several forged stamps. He did not have any relatives in the country where he landed. Such incidents involving vulnerable children are some of the more difficult ones for border guards and airline and airport personnel working at European airports. How do you speak to a distraught child?

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Greece’s Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court visited Frontex

Greece’s Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court visited Frontex

2015-12-07

Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri met last week with Georgios Pantelis, Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Supreme Court in Greece, at the Frontex headquarters in Warsaw.

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Frontex deeply engaged in assisting Greece handle incoming migrants

Frontex deeply engaged in assisting Greece handle incoming migrants

2015-12-04

Frontex is deeply engaged in assisting Greece to handle the unprecedented numbers of migrants who had been arriving on its Aegean islands in recent months. Currently, Frontex deploys 477 officers throughout Greece, including 172 crew members of vessels helping to patrol Greek waters. This compares to 220 officers deployed by Frontex in October.

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Boat carrying 13 tonnes of drugs intercepted as part of Operation Triton

Boat carrying 13 tonnes of drugs intercepted as part of Operation Triton

2015-12-04

Italian Guardia di Finanza vessels taking part in the Frontex-coordinated Operation Triton intercepted a cargo ship Munzur carrying 13 tonnes of hashish north of Italy’s Pantelleria Island on Wednesday.

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