Frontex Guest Officers Sent to Work in Italy Frontex Guest Officers Sent to Work in Italy 2011-02-25 Warsaw, February 25—Specialist screening and debriefing experts from six Member States/Schengen-Associated Countries (SACs) have been sent to assist the Italian authorities with the processing of irregular migrants in Italy. Read more
Hermes 2011 running Hermes 2011 running 2011-02-22 Joint Operation Hermes 2011, originally planned to commence in June, was brought forward and started on February 20 with a provisional end-date of March 31 as an initial phase with a possible extension if needed. The Operational Plan Read more
Hermes 2011 Starts Tomorrow in Lampedusa Hermes 2011 Starts Tomorrow in Lampedusa 2011-02-19 Five days after receiving a request from Italy for providing operational assistance, Frontex has finalised arrangements for human and technical resources to be deployed in the first wave of assistance for Italian authorities. Read more
Request for Help over Migratory Pressure in Lampedusa Request for Help over Migratory Pressure in Lampedusa 2011-02-15 Frontex received a formal request for assistance on February 15 from the Italian Ministry of Interior regarding the extraordinary migratory situation in the Pelagic Islands. The Italian Government requested assistance Read more
Situational Update: Migratory Influx to Southern Italy Situational Update: Migratory Influx to Southern Italy 2011-02-15 According to official data provided by Italian authorities, between January 1 and February 13, 2011, a total of 5526 migrants were recorded landing in the Pelagic Island, in a total of 116 incidents. This compares to 7,200 for the whole of 2008, the peak Read more
Press statement on Sudden Increased Migratory Situation in Lampedusa Press statement on Sudden Increased Migratory Situation in Lampedusa 2011-02-14 The Agency is aware of the migratory situation in Lampedusa and is monitoring it closely via the Frontex Operational Office (FOO) in Piraeus, Greece. Two Frontex staff members have been dispatched from the FOO to Lampedusa to liaise with local authorities Read more
