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Frontex consultative forum publishes its annual report on fundamental rights

Frontex consultative forum publishes its annual report on fundamental rights

2022-10-17

Today, the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its ninth annual report for the year 2021.

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Statement of Frontex Executive Management following publication of OLAF report

Statement of Frontex Executive Management following publication of OLAF report

2022-10-14

Some media organisations have released the report by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on the misconduct of several individuals employed by the Agency in relation to Frontex operational activities in Greece in 2020. The report provides a snapshot of a series of events that transpired from spring to late autumn in 2020 in the context of alleged violations of Fundamental Rights.

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EU external borders in September

EU external borders in September

2022-10-13

In the first nine months of this year, nearly 228 240 irregular entries were detected at the external borders of the European Union, according to preliminary calculations. * This represents an increase of 70% compared with the same period of last year and is the highest total recorded for the first three quarters of the year since 2016.

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Number of Russian citizens entering EU halves

Number of Russian citizens entering EU halves

2022-10-12

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine seven months ago, more than 1.379 million Russian citizens have entered the European Union through its land borders. Meanwhile, more than 1.341 million Russian citizens have returned to Russia via its land borders with the EU.

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Frontex deploys return team to Cyprus

Frontex deploys return team to Cyprus

2022-10-10

On 3 October, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, deployed a team of forced return escort and support officers at Larnaca Branch of the Aliens and Immigration Unit in Cyprus.

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Frontex supports rescue efforts following tragic accidents off Lesvos

Frontex supports rescue efforts following tragic accidents off Lesvos

2022-10-07

In the early hours of Thursday, 6 October, the Hellenic Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) launched a search and rescue operation in the Aegean Sea in difficult weather conditions.

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