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
Frontex Publishes Annual Risk Analysis 2014 Frontex Publishes Annual Risk Analysis 2014 2014-05-15 Detections of illegal border crossing at the EU external borders increased sharply in 2013, rising to over 107,000 from 75,000 in 2012, with Syrians, Eritreans and Afghans being the most commonly detected nationalities. Read more
Border Surveillance Demonstration and Workshop Finland 2014 Border Surveillance Demonstration and Workshop Finland 2014 2014-03-11 One of the key objectives of Frontex is to keep Member States informed about new technological developments in the field of border control. In this regard, Frontex seeks to put more emphasis on organizing, with the help of Member States, practical demonstrations of new technologies. Read more
