First Annual Report of the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published First Annual Report of the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published 2014-07-28 The first annual report of the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights provides an overview of the activities undertaken by the Consultative Forum in 2013 in a number of areas jointly agreed with Frontex, its Management Board and the Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer. Read more
Self-collection — A new way of returns Self-collection — A new way of returns 2014-07-24 When a joint return flight took off from Lille, France, bound for Albania in May it represented a new first for Frontex: though the organising member state was France, the escorts, the on board doctor and a fundamental rights officer were all Albanian. Read more
Frontex publishes Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis 2014 Frontex publishes Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis 2014 2014-07-21 In 2013 over 40,000 illegal border-crossings were detected at the external EU borders of the Western Balkans and at the borders between five Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). Read more
Frontex publishes Eastern European Borders Annual Risk Analysis 2014 Frontex publishes Eastern European Borders Annual Risk Analysis 2014 2014-07-10 In 2013, border security at the borders between EU member states and countries of the Eastern Borders Risk Analysis Network (EB-RAN — Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova) and the Russian Federation, was shaped by several interlinked factors. Read more
Frontex Announces Search for New Executive Director Frontex Announces Search for New Executive Director 2014-06-13 The post was left vacant at the end of May when Ilkka Laitinen, the first Frontex executive director left the agency after 9 years of service. Read more
Frontex Focal Points — The sea’s the limit Frontex Focal Points — The sea’s the limit 2014-05-20 Frontex-coordinated Focal Points were established to offer longer-term exchanges of border guards at key point at the external borders. Working in other member states together with peers from different backgrounds and facing different challenges provides a unique opportunity for officers to exchange experience and different approaches to the job; a vital element in the development of individual officers and of best practice in the field. Read more
