Update on Ukraine: 5.7 million Ukrainian have fled to the EU Update on Ukraine: 5.7 million Ukrainian have fled to the EU 2022-06-17 Over 5.7 million Ukrainian citizens have fled to the EU since the beginning of the war in February. During the same period, around 2.8 million Ukrainians have exited the EU towards their home country. Read more
Frontex deploys return team to Paris Frontex deploys return team to Paris 2022-06-16 Frontex deployed a team of forced-return escort and support officers at the Charles-de-Gaulle International Airport to support France with the operational implementation of returns, including return in transit from other Member States. Read more
Launch of Operation Minerva Launch of Operation Minerva 2022-06-15 It is this time of the year again: together with the Spanish National Police, Frontex launched Operation Minerva for this summer season. The operation takes place every year to support the border guards in the ports of Algeciras, Tarifa and Ceuta with the migratory flow from Morocco. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
