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Frontex and eu-LISA sign Working Arrangement

Frontex and eu-LISA sign Working Arrangement

Frontex and eu-LISA sign Working Arrangement

2014-01-31

Frontex and the European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems (eu-LISA) signed a Working Arrangement today at Frontex headquarters in Warsaw. Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen represented the Agency in a signing ceremony with Krum Garkov, the Executive Director of eu-LISA.

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Frontex Publishes Report on Second Global ABC Conference

Frontex Publishes Report on Second Global ABC Conference

Frontex Publishes Report on Second Global ABC Conference

2014-01-21

The conference report summarises the discussions and key conclusions reached at the Second Global Conference and Exhibition on future developments in Automated Border Control (ABC), co-organised by Frontex and the European Commission on 10-11 October 2013 in Warsaw.

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Eurosur goes live

Eurosur goes live

Eurosur goes live

2014-01-20

The EU's long-awaited pan-European surveillance system, Eurosur, went live on December 2, 2013. In the first phase of implementation, 19 Schengen countries having external land or sea borders adopted the system. The remaining 12 participating states will join the network by December 1, 2014. The first of these will be Croatia, the newest member state and the one with the longest land borders, scheduled for inclusion by the end of March.

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Frontex and Eurojust sign Memorandum of Understanding

Frontex and Eurojust sign Memorandum of Understanding

Frontex and Eurojust sign Memorandum of Understanding

2013-12-18

Frontex and Eurojust signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at Frontex’s Warsaw HQ. Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen represented the Agency in a signing ceremony with Michèle Coninsx, the President of Eurojust. The Memorandum aims to enhance cooperation between the two agencies focusing on the fight against serious cross-border crime such as trafficking in human beings and smuggling.

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Frontex Code of Conduct for Return Operations published

Frontex Code of Conduct for Return Operations published

Frontex Code of Conduct for Return Operations published

2013-12-09

Frontex has published a Code of Conduct for Joint Return Operations. The document, created in line with the Frontex Regulation, sets out common principles and procedures for joint return operations coordinated by Frontex.

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Ralf Goebel Re-elected as Chair of Frontex Management Board

Ralf Goebel Re-elected as Chair of Frontex Management Board

Ralf Goebel Re-elected as Chair of Frontex Management Board

2013-11-28

The Frontex Management Board unanimously elected Mr. Ralf Göbel to continue as Chair at its 46th meeting yesterday. Mr Göbel has served as Chair since April 2012.

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