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Frontex Executive Director and Chief of Polish Border Guard visit EU’s eastern border with Belarus

Frontex Executive Director and Chief of Polish Border Guard visit EU’s eastern border with Belarus

Frontex Executive Director and Chief of Polish Border Guard visit EU’s eastern border with Belarus

2025-11-21

Frontex Executive Director Hans Leijtens has visited Poland’s eastern border with Belarus alongside Major General Robert Bagan, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Border Guard, to see first-hand the situation at this section of the EU’s border and discuss how to further strengthen cooperation.

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Towards an EU integrated monitoring system of returns

Towards an EU integrated monitoring system of returns

Towards an EU integrated monitoring system of returns

2025-11-17

Forced-return monitors from across the EU met for their latest network meeting, hosted by the Frontex Fundamental Rights Office, to discuss the current and future state of return monitoring and the need for an integrated return monitoring system.

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Frontex and Cabo Verde launch aerial surveillance to strengthen maritime awareness and save lives at sea

Frontex and Cabo Verde launch aerial surveillance to strengthen maritime awareness and save lives at sea

Frontex and Cabo Verde launch aerial surveillance to strengthen maritime awareness and save lives at sea

2025-11-14

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and Cabo Verde have launched cooperation on aerial surveillance flights aimed at tackling cross-border crime and saving lives at sea.

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Frontex and partners train officers to spot hidden compartments in vehicles

Frontex and partners train officers to spot hidden compartments in vehicles

Frontex and partners train officers to spot hidden compartments in vehicles

2025-11-13

Under the EU’s EMPACT framework, Frontex and partners held a workshop in Genoa on 23 October to help officers spot hidden compartments used to move illicit goods including drugs, firearms and stolen items, followed by two days of port checks.

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EU external borders: irregular crossings fall 22% in the first 10 months of 2025

EU external borders: irregular crossings fall 22% in the first 10 months of 2025

EU external borders: irregular crossings fall 22% in the first 10 months of 2025

2025-11-12

Irregular entries into the European Union dropped by 22% in the first ten months of 2025 to 152 000, according to preliminary data from Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

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Frontex rolls out fully-fledged operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Frontex rolls out fully-fledged operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Frontex rolls out fully-fledged operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2025-10-31

Frontex has launched its first full operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with over 100 officers working alongside national border guards. The joint teams will support border management, tackle cross-border crime, and strengthen cooperation across the Western Balkans.

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