Frontex at ministerial conference to discuss situation at EU’s land borders Frontex at ministerial conference to discuss situation at EU’s land borders 2023-02-02 Frontex Deputy Executive Director for Returns and Operations, Lars Gerdes, attended the ministerial conference “Effective EU External Borders Management” in Sofia. Read more
Joint operation Moldova 2023 kicks off Joint operation Moldova 2023 kicks off 2023-01-27 This week, Frontex launched Joint Operation Moldova 2023 to support national authorities with border surveillance, border checks, but also with gathering information on people smuggling networks and identifying vulnerable groups. Read more
Helping Ukrainian border guards secure borders in harsh winter conditions Helping Ukrainian border guards secure borders in harsh winter conditions 2023-01-23 Today, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and the State Border Guard Service have signed a grant agreement worth 12 million euros to support Ukrainian border officers in performing their duties during the cold winter months. Read more
EU’s external borders in 2022: Number of irregular border crossings highest since 2016 EU’s external borders in 2022: Number of irregular border crossings highest since 2016 2023-01-13 In 2022, around 330 000 irregular border crossings were detected at EU’s external border, according to preliminary calculations. This is the highest number since 2016 and an increase of 64% from the previous year. Read more
Greek Fundamental Rights Officer visits Frontex Greek Fundamental Rights Officer visits Frontex 2023-01-12 This week, Konstantinos Solkidis, the Fundamental Rights Officer at the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum visited Frontex for a series of meetings with the agency’s management and Fundamental Rights Officer. Read more
3 tonnes of tobacco, 2 million cigarettes seized at EU’s external borders 3 tonnes of tobacco, 2 million cigarettes seized at EU’s external borders 2023-01-04 Frontex coordinated an international operation against cigarette smuggling, document fraud, migrant smuggling and smuggling of firearms at EU’s external borders. Read more
