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Frontex's Reaction to HRW report

Frontex's Reaction to HRW report

2011-09-21

Frontex welcomes the revised report of HRW and is satisfied to note that its comments on the original draft were taken on board. The report now highlights an issue, which we agree, is of great importance. We would like to recall that Frontex

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Warsaw to Host 5th EU Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October

Warsaw to Host 5th EU Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October

2011-08-30

Warsaw, August 30, 2011 — The EU’s fifth Anti-Trafficking day will be held in Warsaw on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. The event—subtitled “Together Against Trafficking in Human Beings”—will provide participants with a platform for the exchange of views on st

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FRAN Quarterly | Q01 2011

FRAN Quarterly | Q01 2011

2011-07-21

The latest report by the Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) shows a clear shift from the East to the Central Mediterranean as the focus for irregular migration at the EU’s external borders. For the first time since the beginning of data collection in 2008,detections of illegal border crossings in the first quarter of the year (Q1) exceeded those for the previous quarter.

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Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis 2011

Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis 2011

2011-05-26

Frontex’s second Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis (WB ARA) is now available.

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Poseidon 2011: Migrants smugglers open fire on border guards

Poseidon 2011: Migrants smugglers open fire on border guards

2011-05-20

Today early morning migrant smugglers opened fire on a border patrol team deployed within the framework of Poseidon 2011 Joint Operation to the Evros Region (border between Greece and Turkey). No one was injured.

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Annual Risk Analysis 2011

Annual Risk Analysis 2011

2011-05-11

Frontex’s Annual Risk Analysis 2011 records the main trends in regular and irregular migration into the European Union in 2010 and offers predictions for the coming year’s trends. Regarding irregular migration, the sharp decrease reported in 2009 (of around a third on 2008) stabilised in 2010; Member States and Schengen Associated Countries reported a total of 104,049 detections of illegal border crossing at the sea and land external borders, a total almost identical to the 2009 figure of 104,599.

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