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Frontex-ICMPD-Europol Conference on Mixed Migration Flows

Frontex-ICMPD-Europol Conference on Mixed Migration Flows

2008-02-01

Senior government officials from a number of Arab and European countries, ICMPD, Europol, Frontex, UNHCR, the African Union, the European Commission as well as international organisations met in Geneva on 30-31 January to discuss future activities for the

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Mid-Level Courses 2007: 60 border guards trained

Mid-Level Courses 2007: 60 border guards trained

2007-11-16

High-level officials from the EU Member States and Schengen Associated Countries attended the closing ceremony of the four Mid-Level Courses organised by Frontex. The ceremony was held in the Federal Police Academy in Lübeck (Germany).

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Rapid Border Intervention Teams first time in action

Rapid Border Intervention Teams first time in action

2007-11-06

First Rapid Border Intervention Teams’ Exercise has started yesterday in Porto, Portugal. The aim of the exercise is to test the new mechanism for deployment of Rapid Border Intervention Teams in real circumstances.

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Joint Operation Nautilus 2007 – the end of the first phase

Joint Operation Nautilus 2007 – the end of the first phase

2007-08-06

The first phase of the Operation Nautilus took place in June and July 2007. The objective of it was to strengthen the control of the Central Mediterranean maritime border using technical means of several Member States and also to support Maltese

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Frontex - Facts and Myths

Frontex - Facts and Myths

2007-06-11

Having realised there is some misunderstanding in the European press on the role of Frontex, I have decided to clarify its mission on the eve of the adoption of the Regulation on the creation Rapid Border Intervention Teams (Rabits).

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Illegal migration of Moldovan nationals targeted

Illegal migration of Moldovan nationals targeted

2007-06-05

The total of 31 officers from 14 Member States participated in a joint operation coordinated by Frontex with the aim to tackle illegal migration of Moldovan nationals.

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