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More technical support needed for Operation Triton

More technical support needed for Operation Triton

2014-10-13

Frontex has received offers of technical equipment and border guards from 15 EU Member States. The agency foresees a monthly deployment of two ocean patrol vessels, two coastal patrol vessels, two coastal patrol boats, two aircrafts and a helicopter.

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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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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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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 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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