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Central Mediterranean accounts for more than half of irregular crossings into EU

Central Mediterranean accounts for more than half of irregular crossings into EU

2023-08-11

The number of detections of irregular border crossings at EU’s external borders rose 13% in the first seven months of 2023 to 176 100, the highest total for the January-July period since 2016.

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Meet our officers: Always aim high

Meet our officers: Always aim high

2023-08-10

What do you do when you are a successful maritime officer in your country, a PhD researcher, and a mother of a young child – and an international career opportunity comes knocking at your door? The answer is probably not what you expect!

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65 million border checks performed, more than 100 people smugglers arrested

65 million border checks performed, more than 100 people smugglers arrested

2023-07-21

Frontex led Joint Action Days (JAD) Danube 8 against serious and organised cross-border crime in Central and South-Eastern Europe together with the Austrian authorities.

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Central Mediterranean top migratory route into the EU in first half of 2023

Central Mediterranean top migratory route into the EU in first half of 2023

2023-07-14

In the first six months of this year, the number of detections of irregular border crossings at EU’s external borders reached 132 370, the highest total for the first half of the year since 2016.

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Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer publishes report for 2022

Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer publishes report for 2022

2023-07-06

The Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer released the annual report for 2022 providing an overview of the monitoring and advisory activities performed last year.

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46 people smugglers arrested, millions of cigarattes seized in global operation led by Frontex

46 people smugglers arrested, millions of cigarattes seized in global operation led by Frontex

2023-07-06

More than 30 million of cigarettes seized, 43 fraudulent documents confiscated, 46 people smugglers arrested in a global operation against tobacco, human smuggling.

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