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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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540 000 migrants arrived on Greek islands in the first 10 months of 2015

540 000 migrants arrived on Greek islands in the first 10 months of 2015

2015-11-10

More than 540 000 migrants have arrived on the Greek islands in the first ten months of the year, which was 13 times more than in the same period of 2014. Syrians continued to account for the largest number of arrivals, although in recent weeks the share of Afghan nationals has risen significantly.

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Frontex vessel plays key role in rescue of hundreds of people off Lesbos

Frontex vessel plays key role in rescue of hundreds of people off Lesbos

2015-10-29

A Norwegian vessel taking part in the Frontex-coordinated Operation Poseidon Sea played a crucial role in the rescue operation off the Greek island of Lesbos on Wednesday, saving 120 of the 242 rescued migrants.

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