Frontex to launch an operation during Eurocup 2012 Frontex to launch an operation during Eurocup 2012 2012-05-18 During Eurocup 2012 Frontex will coordinate a joint operation in support of Polish and Ukrainian border guards. From the beginning of June over 100 officers from 23 EU Member States will be deployed on the Polish-Ukrainian border to assist with border checks and border surveillance. At the same time border guards from several Member States and third countries will be working in key airports in Poland and the Ukraine. Read more
Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis 2012 Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis 2012 2012-05-15 The third Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis Report (WB ARA 2012) published by Frontex assesses the situation at the common borders between Western Balkan countries and neighbouring EU Member States. Read more
Frontex Consultative Forum and Fundamental Rights Officer Frontex Consultative Forum and Fundamental Rights Officer 2012-04-27 The amended Frontex Regulation in Article 26a mandates that Frontex shall establish a Consultative Forum (CF) and designate a Fundamental Rights Officer (FRO). In February 2012, Frontex Management Board (MB) established a Drafting Advisory Committee (DAC) composed of representatives of the Management Board (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the European Commission), joined at a later stage – for the discussion on the Consultative Forum only – by representatives of the partner organisations mentioned in Article 26a of the Regulation (FRA, EASO and UNHCR). The DAC shall advise and guide the Agency in the preparations of the relevant Frontex Management Board Decisions in view of implementing the abovementioned Article. Read more
Frontex signs working arrangement with UNODC Frontex signs working arrangement with UNODC 2012-04-23 Warsaw — Representatives of Frontex and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signed a working arrangement on 17 April 2012. Read more
Annual Risk Analysis 2012 Annual Risk Analysis 2012 2012-04-20 Frontex published its Annual Risk Analysis (ARA) for 2012 on April 19. The document, available through the Frontex website, presents an analysis of events related to border control as well as to illegal border crossing and different forms of cross-border crime during 2011. Developed together with those Member State border authorities comprising the Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN), ARA 2012 presents the main trends of last year along with probable future developments and recommendations for action. Read more
Frontex signs Working Arrangement with Armenia Frontex signs Working Arrangement with Armenia 2012-02-23 Warsaw, 22 February, 2012 — Representatives of Frontex and the competent authorities of Armenia signed a Working Arrangement on Wednesday. Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen represented the Agency while Arthur Baghdasaryan, Secretary of the National Read more
