Frontex Head Calls for More Powers to Detect and Prevent Human Trafficking Frontex Head Calls for More Powers to Detect and Prevent Human Trafficking 2010-10-18 Ilkka Laitinen, Executive Director of Frontex, told the conference, “Towards a multidisciplinary approach to prevention of trafficking in human beings, prosecution of traffickers and protection of victims,” organised in Brussels by the Belgian Presidency Read more
Frontex Operational Office Opens in Piraeus Frontex Operational Office Opens in Piraeus 2010-10-01 Frontex held an inauguration ceremony in Piraeus, Greece, on October 1 for the opening of its pilot Frontex Operational Office (FOO). The FOO represents the Agency’s first premises outside its Warsaw HQ as a pilot programme. Read more
Frontex signs seat agreement with Greece Frontex signs seat agreement with Greece 2010-08-02 An agreement to host the first pilot Frontex Operational Office (FOO) was signed today in Athens by Frontex Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen and Michalis Chrisochoidis – the Minister of Citizen Protection of Greece. Read more
FRAN Quarterly | Q01 2010 FRAN Quarterly | Q01 2010 2010-07-09 The Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) report covering the first three months of 2010 showed a significant drop in all indicators of irregular migration at the external borders of the EU. Read more
Irregular immigration hits new low in first quarter 2010, facilitator detections up 13% Irregular immigration hits new low in first quarter 2010, facilitator detections up 13% 2010-07-07 The quarterly report by the Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) for the first three months of 2010 showed significant drops in all indicators of irregular migration at the external borders of the European Union. Read more
Situation at the External Borders 2008/2009 Situation at the External Borders 2008/2009 2010-07-07 The map describes the migratory situation at the external borders of the EU in 2008/2009, including the main entry routes of irregular migration into the European Union: West African route, via Canary islands, Central Mediterranean, including Italy and Malta, South Eastern European route (including Greek land and sea borders) as well as the Eastern land borders. Read more