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Frontex to restructure its office in Greece

Frontex to restructure its office in Greece

2015-11-26

The Frontex Management Board voted today to restructure the Frontex Liaison Office (FLO) in Piraeus, Greece, by incorporating it into the EU Regional Task Force, as of January 2016.

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Frontex appoints new Deputy Executive Director, Management Board Chairman and his Deputy

Frontex appoints new Deputy Executive Director, Management Board Chairman and his Deputy

2015-11-25

Berndt Körner was appointed Frontex’s Deputy Executive Director by the agency’s Management Board today, replacing Gil Arias-Fernández, who is leaving Frontex after serving a decade at the position.

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Poland’s new Foreign Minister visits Frontex

Poland’s new Foreign Minister visits Frontex

2015-11-17

Poland’s newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski met with Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri today to discuss the agency’s various activities at the European Union’s external borders and the development of Frontex’s role in the future.

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Frontex expresses deepest condolences after Paris attacks

Frontex expresses deepest condolences after Paris attacks

2015-11-16

Frontex expresses deepest condolences and sorrow to all of the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris and to the people of France. At this sad hour, we stand together with our French colleagues and officers deployed by Frontex at Europe’s external borders. Frontex exprime ses sincères condoléances et sa grande tristesse à toutes les familles des victimes des attaques terroristes de Paris, ainsi qu’à l’ensemble du peuple Français. En ces moments difficiles, nous sommes solidaires de nos collègues et agents Français déployés par Frontex aux frontières extérieures de l’Europe.

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Swedish officer injured in Lesbos

Swedish officer injured in Lesbos

2015-11-12

An officer on a Swedish coastal patrol boat was injured on Monday when the he tried to board a yacht near the island of Lesbos.

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Frontex asks for additional 269 officers for registering migrants

Frontex asks for additional 269 officers for registering migrants

2015-11-12

Frontex has called on the authorities of EU Member States and Schengen Associated Countries to contribute an additional 269 officers to help screen, fingerprint and register migrants at the European Union’s external borders.

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