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Frontex Eurosur Services help rescue 370 people off Libyan coast

Frontex Eurosur Services help rescue 370 people off Libyan coast

2015-10-09

More than 370 people were rescued off the Libyan coast this week after their vessels were detected on satellite images taken as part of Frontex’s Eurosur Fusion Services.

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Swedish vessel rammed by suspected smugglers

Swedish vessel rammed by suspected smugglers

2015-10-08

On Wednesday, 7 October, a Swedish coastal patrol boat deployed in operation Poseidon Sea was rammed by a yacht in Greek territorial waters near the island of Lesbos. The Swedish vessel did not sustain any major damages.

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Frontex publishes analysis of Eastern borders for Q2

Frontex publishes analysis of Eastern borders for Q2

2015-10-08

Ukrainians accounted for the biggest share of the 1 400 illegal border crossings on the Europe’s eastern borders in the second quarter of this year, but only 10 cases were related to irregular migration, according to Frontex’s Eastern European Borders Quarterly report.

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FRAN Quarterly – One in five migrants entering EU arrived on Lesbos in Q2

FRAN Quarterly – One in five migrants entering EU arrived on Lesbos in Q2

2015-10-07

Close to one out of every five migrants who entered the European Union in the second quarter arrived through the Greek island of Lesbos, according to FRAN Quarterly report prepared by Frontex.

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Frontex asks for 775 border guards

Frontex asks for 775 border guards

2015-10-02

Today Frontex launched a call for 775 additional border guards to be deployed at the external borders of the European Union.

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Frontex vessel rescues 487 migrants in Italy over the weekend

Frontex vessel rescues 487 migrants in Italy over the weekend

2015-09-28

Frontex assets involved in the rescue of 487 migrants over the weekend

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