Luxury Smuggling Luxury Smuggling 2011-05-06 On April 5, Joint Operation European Patrol Network (JO EPN) Aeneas 2011 was launched. Due to an increasing number of incidents being reported by the Italian authorities where the last departure point was the Greek coast. Greek authorities also reported several cases of luxury sailing boats and yachts intercepted, bound for Italy. It seemed that a first-class route had been discovered. Read more
Frontex publishes Study on Ethics in Border Security Frontex publishes Study on Ethics in Border Security 2011-04-29 The Study, commissioned by Frontex and carried out by the Centre for Global Ethics of the University of Birmingham (UK), aims to help the EU border guard community by providing information on the ethical standards laid out by EU Border Guard services Read more
Conference on Passenger Facilitation for Improved Border Management Conference on Passenger Facilitation for Improved Border Management 2011-04-27 Call for expression of interest from industry to attend/participate at the First Conference on Passenger Facilitation for Improved Border Management at the Frontex Headquarters, Warsaw, 16th May 2011. Read more
Management Board Endorses Frontex Fundamental Rights Strategy Management Board Endorses Frontex Fundamental Rights Strategy 2011-04-04 Frontex’s Management Board endorsed the Agency’s Fundamental Rights Strategy during its most recent meeting, on March 31. The approved document sets out the objectives, legal and political context, operational implications and implementation plan Read more
Update to Joint Operation Poseidon 2011 Update to Joint Operation Poseidon 2011 2011-03-26 Responding to the highly volatile situation in North Africa Frontex extends operational area of its on-going Joint Operation Poseidon Sea. In the first four weeks of deployment Joint Operation Poseidon Land sees decreasing numbers of arrivals Read more
Hermes Operation Extended Hermes Operation Extended 2011-03-24 Due to the notable increase in migratory pressure on Italy and the island of Lampedusa in particular, Frontex has widened the operational area of Joint Operation Hermes and extended its duration for five more months, with the aim of strengthening Europe’s Read more
