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Frontex is launching survey on biometric comparison tools

Frontex is launching survey on biometric comparison tools

2022-07-27

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is launching a survey for service providers of tools for the manual comparison of biometric data.

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This week at the Agency

This week at the Agency

2022-07-16

It has been an eventful week at Frontex, which will have a significant impact on the agency’s long-term cooperation with various partners, as well as matters related to transparency and protection of fundamental rights. The agency’s representatives went on a tour across Europe to attend a series of high-level meetings.

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Frontex signs Working Arrangement with EUCAP Sahel Niger

Frontex signs Working Arrangement with EUCAP Sahel Niger

2022-07-15

Today, the European Union and Niger have stepped up their cooperation. A Working Arrangement between Frontex and the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Niger was signed in Brussels by Frontex Executive Director ad interim Aija Kalnaja and EUCAP Sahel Niger Head of Mission, Antje Pittelkau.

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82 people smugglers arrested in a Frontex-led operation

82 people smugglers arrested in a Frontex-led operation

2022-07-15

Frontex led an international operation against serious and organised cross-border crime in Central and South-Eastern Europe together with the Austrian authorities, 13 countries, Europol, Eurojust and INTERPOL.

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EU external borders in June: Western Balkan route most active

EU external borders in June: Western Balkan route most active

2022-07-14

In the first half of 2022, there were about 114 720 irregular entries to the European Union, according to preliminary calculations. This is about 84% more than in the same period last year.

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Frontex deploys unmanned aircraft to support Greece with border control

Frontex deploys unmanned aircraft to support Greece with border control

2022-07-11

Frontex Executive Director ad interim, Aija Kalnaja, visited Crete last week to attend a demonstration of an unmanned aircraft deployed by Frontex that will soon start patrolling the Eastern Mediterranean to help Hellenic authorities detect cross-border crime and save lives at sea.

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