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    Fourth European Day for Border Guards, 2013

    2013-05-29

    For the fourth consecutive year, the European Day for Border Guards (ED4BG) was hosted by Frontex in Warsaw, Poland, on May 23. As in years past, the event drew border guards, police, academics, researchers and industry representatives — more than 650 in total — from across Europe and the world to catch up on the latest trends and developments in the operational and policy spheres affecting Europe’s borders.

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    Frontex Photo Competition Results

    2013-05-08

    Frontex’s photo contest, "Ties that Bind: Bridging borders in modern Europe" is now closed. First place was taken by Marcin Klepacki for his picture "Crossroads." Curtis Budden, a professional photographer commissioned to judge the entries, said the winning image, “gives the viewer plenty of room for interpretation. [...] The photographer uses leading lines and a shallow depth of field to direct us to the real subject of the image, which is not the bridge but the man standing on it.

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    Final Call for Papers: “Workshop on Innovation in Border Control”

    2013-04-18

    The Workshop on Innovation in Border Control 2013 (WIBC 2013), co-organized by Frontex Research and Development Unit, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, and the National Center for Border Security and Immigration (BORDERS) of the University of Arizona, is soliciting both research and “industrial practice and experience” papers.

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