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EU external borders in May: Detections in Western Balkan region more than double

EU external borders in May: Detections in Western Balkan region more than double

2022-06-13

Between January and May, 86 420 irregular entries were detected at the European Union’s external borders, according to preliminary calculations. This is 82% more than in the same period of last year.

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More people continue to return to Ukraine

More people continue to return to Ukraine

2022-06-09

5.5 million Ukrainian citizens have fled to the EU since the beginning of the war in February. The total number of displaced people who have entered the EU, including also non-Ukrainian nationals, is 7.3 million.

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166 officers start their basic training in Portugal

166 officers start their basic training in Portugal

2022-06-07

166 recruits from 14 European Member States have started their training programme to become European Border and Coast Guard standing corps officers. All the officers already have significant experience in border, coast guard or law enforcement activities.

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Joint Action Day Arktos 4 deals a serious blow to cross-border crime

Joint Action Day Arktos 4 deals a serious blow to cross-border crime

2022-06-03

The operation, which ended in May, was led by Frontex together with Estonia and Poland along Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Sweden as well as EU agencies (Europol, Olaf, Eurojust), and Interpol.

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5.3 million Ukrainians have entered EU since the beginning of the invasion

5.3 million Ukrainians have entered EU since the beginning of the invasion

2022-06-02

5.3 million Ukrainian citizens have fled to the EU since the beginning of the war in February. The total number of displaced people who have entered the EU, including also non-Ukrainian nationals, is 7 million.

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Frontex hosts the Annual European Coast Guard Event 2022

Frontex hosts the Annual European Coast Guard Event 2022

2022-06-02

On May 31 – June 1, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, co-organised the fifth Annual European Coast Guard Event together with the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).

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