JO Hermes – Situational Update JO Hermes – Situational Update 2012-02-21 Warsaw, February 21, 2012 — Since the beginning of 2012, some 130 migrants have been detected in the operational area of JO Hermes, south of the Italian island of Lampedusa. The migrants, Tunisian and Somali nationals, used small and medium-sized rubber boats to reach Italy. This is a dramatic decrease in detections in comparison with the same period last year when over 5000 Tunisians had arrived on Lampedusa by mid-February. In 2011 this increased migratory flow triggered the launch of the Hermes operation, which began on 20 February 2011 and will continue until the end of 2012. Read more
Call for papers “Innovation in Border Control” Call for papers “Innovation in Border Control” 2012-02-17 Frontex Research and Development Unit is co-organizing, together with the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the National Center for Border Security and Immigration (BORDERS) of the University of Arizona, a workshop on “Innovation Read more
Greek-Turkish land border JO Poseidon Land: Situational update, January 2012 Greek-Turkish land border JO Poseidon Land: Situational update, January 2012 2012-02-02 Warsaw 2 February 2012 – In January, over 2 800 migrants were detected at the Greek-Turkish land border in the Evros region. This is a significant decrease in comparison with the summer months, when detections stood at over 6 000 migrants. In the past couple of years crossings at this border seem to reflect a seasonal pattern with a decreasing trend beginning in November and continuing throughout the winter. Read more
Frontex signs Working Arrangement with Nigeria Frontex signs Working Arrangement with Nigeria 2012-01-19 Warsaw, January 19, 2012 — Frontex and representatives of the Nigerian Immigration Service signed a working arrangement at Frontex’s Warsaw HQ on January 19. The Federal Republic of Nigeria was represented by Mrs. Rose Uzoma, Comptroller-General, Nigerian Read more
FRAN Quarterly | Q03 2011 FRAN Quarterly | Q03 2011 2012-01-18 Frontex Publishes Analysis of Migratory Trends at the EU External Borders for Q3, 2011 Read more
Smarter, faster, safer? Smarter, faster, safer? 2011-12-01 The European Commission (EC) presented a Communication on October 25 entitled “Smart Borders – options and the way ahead,” which proposes new approaches to striking the balance between security and freedom at the EU’s external borders. With the number of external border crossings exceeding 700 million each year and expected to keep rising, there is a need for a more sophisticated approach to border management for the future. The current system of passport stamps is seen as insufficient to rise to future challenges and the “smart borders package” aims to address the deficiencies with new technologies and intelligence-led targeting to separate the vast majority of bona fide travellers from the small number of transgressors, be they irregular migrants, cross-border criminal groups or suspected threats to European security. Meanwhile, for most travellers, the same measures will be noticeable in the form of faster and more efficient border crossings, particularly at airports. Read more
