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RABIT Operation - Situational Update

RABIT Operation - Situational Update

RABIT Operation - Situational Update

2011-01-13

On the basis of operational data gathered during the implementation of Operation RABIT, Frontex confirms further decreases in the number of irregular migrants detected at the Greek-Turkish land border.

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Unaccompanied Minors in the Migration Process

Unaccompanied Minors in the Migration Process

Unaccompanied Minors in the Migration Process

2010-12-13

"Unaccompanied Minors in the Migration Process" identifies some key trends, profiles and modi operandi in this increasingly visible and sensitive group. Unaccompanied minors are usually not detected at the EU external border but discovered to be unaccompanied at their final destination, often when they apply for asylum.

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Frontex Releases Report on Unaccompanied Minors in European Migration

Frontex Releases Report on Unaccompanied Minors in European Migration

Frontex Releases Report on Unaccompanied Minors in European Migration

2010-12-13

Warsaw, December 13 — Frontex has released the results of its first Tailored Risk Analysis into unaccompanied minors in European migration. The analysis, conducted in response to a request

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Frontex RABIT Deployment to Greece Extended Until March 2011

Frontex RABIT Deployment to Greece Extended Until March 2011

Frontex RABIT Deployment to Greece Extended Until March 2011

2010-12-07

Warsaw, December 7, 2010 — Frontex Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen signed a decision on December 3 authorising an extension of the Agency’s deployment of Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABITs) to the Greek-Turkish land border.

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Operation Meteor Records Increased Irregular Migration at Bucharest Airport

Operation Meteor Records Increased Irregular Migration at Bucharest Airport

Operation Meteor Records Increased Irregular Migration at Bucharest Airport

2010-12-01

Warsaw, December 1, 2010 — The Meteor 2010 Joint Operation at Bucharest’s Otopeni (Henri Coanda) International Airport in Romania came to an end on November 29. The Frontex-coordinated operation was launched on November 17 to counter irregular immigration

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Frontex estimates illegal border crossings on the Greek Turkish border have diminished by 44% by the end of November

Frontex estimates illegal border crossings on the Greek Turkish border have diminished by 44% by the end of November

Frontex estimates illegal border crossings on the Greek Turkish border have diminished by 44% by the end of November

2010-11-30

ATHENS, 30 November 2010 – On the basis of operational data gathered during the deployment of the Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABIT 2010), Frontex estimates that at the end of November 2010 there has been an overall decrease of 43,7% in the number of

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