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VEGA Children 2015 helps crack down on child trafficking

VEGA Children 2015 helps crack down on child trafficking

2015-07-09

Four people were arrested on suspicion of facilitating the trafficking of two minors into the European Union as part of the first phase of Joint Operation VEGA Children 2015 carried out by Frontex.

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The Netherlands Foreign Affairs Minister visits Frontex

The Netherlands Foreign Affairs Minister visits Frontex

2015-07-09

On 8 July 2015, Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri welcomed the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders in the headquarters of the Agency in Warsaw.

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Analytical report for the first quarter of 2015 published

Analytical report for the first quarter of 2015 published

2015-07-08

The first quarter of 2015 saw the highest recorded numbers of detections of illegal border-crossing and illegal stay, highlights the latest FRAN Quarterly report. In fact, detections of illegal border-crossing reached 62 000, which translates into a 180% increase when compared to the first quarter of 2014

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Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights: Public Call for Applications for Civil Society Organisations

Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights: Public Call for Applications for Civil Society Organisations

2015-06-29

Pursuant to Article 26a (2) of the amended Frontex Regulation, Frontex established a Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights (CF), a knowledge and expertise resource body to enable the Agency to gain information and advice relevant to the aim of developing and promoting the full respect of Fundamental Rights in all the Agency’s activities.

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Executive Director visits the premises of the EU Regional Task Force in Catania

Executive Director visits the premises of the EU Regional Task Force in Catania

2015-06-26

On 26 June, Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri, together with Giovanni Pinto, Director for Immigration and Border Police and the Deputy Director of Europol, Wil van Gemert, visited the premises offered by the Italian authorities to host the EU Regional Task Force in Catania, Sicily.

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Monthly analysis of migratory trends – May 2015

Monthly analysis of migratory trends – May 2015

2015-06-23

Since the beginning of the year some 153 000 migrants were detected at Europe’s external borders. This represents a 149% increase when compared to the same period in 2014 when 61 500 migrants entered Europe.

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