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Frontex’s participation in Mos Maiorum

Frontex’s participation in Mos Maiorum

2014-10-10

Mos Maiorum is a Joint Police Operation launched the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The coordinating authority is the Italian Ministry of Interior.

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People smugglers: the latter day slave merchants

People smugglers: the latter day slave merchants

2014-09-30

It has been a truly disastrous year for irregular migrants attempting the perilous sea-crossing from North Africa to Europe. A troubling spike in serious armed conflicts around the world, from Mali in West Africa through to Gaza, Syria, Iraq and beyond, has proved a bonanza for the people smugglers – with strife-torn Libya now by far the most favoured point of departure.

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Frontex deployed assets involved in the interception of a drug boat in the Alboran Sea

Frontex deployed assets involved in the interception of a drug boat in the Alboran Sea

2014-09-30

On 24 September a drug trafficking boat was intercepted in the Western Mediterranean in the framework of the Frontex- coordinated operation, Indalo.

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Frontex launches call for participation of the EU Member States in Joint Operation Triton

Frontex launches call for participation of the EU Member States in Joint Operation Triton

2014-09-26

Frontex concluded talks with the Italian authorities on September 24 concerning the launch of a new joint operation in Italy.

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Frontex Risk Analysis Report for Q1 2014 published

Frontex Risk Analysis Report for Q1 2014 published

2014-08-14

Compared to the first quarter of 2013, in Q1 2014 Italy reported a sevenfold increase in illegal border-crossings, while numbers in Greece more than doubled. Detections at Italy’s sea border represented almost 50% of all detected illegal border-crossings that quarter. For the first quarter since FRAN data collection began, Malians were the most reported nationality at that maritime border, followed by Eritreans and Syrians.

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Call for Expressions of Interest: Pool of Experts on Automated Border Control

Call for Expressions of Interest: Pool of Experts on Automated Border Control

2014-08-08

The Frontex Research and Development Unit (RDU) invites relevant candidates to express their interest in participating in a pool of experts in the field of Automated Border Control (ABC). Interested experts are invited to submit their applications in response to this Call for Expressions of Interest (CEI). Candidates will be shortlisted for the pool on the basis of their professional and technical ability and their capacity to carry out the tasks described in the CEI.

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