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Frontex Consultative Forum opens up to new members

Frontex Consultative Forum opens up to new members

2026-04-29

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency is launching an open call for expression of interest from relevant civil society organisations to become members of the Frontex Consultative Forum.

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EU and Western Balkans agree new priorities for migration and asylum cooperation through 2030

EU and Western Balkans agree new priorities for migration and asylum cooperation through 2030

2026-04-20

EU and Western Balkan partners have endorsed new priorities for strengthening migration and asylum systems across the region, including joint work on returns, international protection, and crisis preparedness for the period 2027–2030.

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Frontex: Irregular border crossings down 40% in Q1 2026

Frontex: Irregular border crossings down 40% in Q1 2026

2026-04-17

Poor weather across the main migratory routes into the European Union was among the key factors behind a continued sharp drop in irregular border crossings. In the first three months of 2026, detections fell by 39% compared with the same period last year, with just over 21 400 crossings recorded, according to preliminary data collected by Frontex.

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Frontex opens its Operations Exhibition to mark a new chapter in transparency

Frontex opens its Operations Exhibition to mark a new chapter in transparency

2026-04-01

Frontex officially opened its Operations Exhibition at the headquarters in Warsaw, where visitors can try the same document readers and fingerprint scanners used by border guards at Europe's borders, walk past scale models of the vessels and aircraft used in Frontex operations or put on VR goggles for an immersive experience of field scenarios.

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Frontex and partners gather in Warsaw to plan operations for 2027

Frontex and partners gather in Warsaw to plan operations for 2027

2026-03-26

More than 100 operational planners from EU Member States, non-EU partner countries, and EU agencies met in Warsaw from 17 to 19 March for the 2026 Annual Operations Planning Event (AOPE), hosted by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

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Frontex surveillance flight detects illegal fishing and locates migrants off Lampedusa

Frontex surveillance flight detects illegal fishing and locates migrants off Lampedusa

2026-03-24

A routine surveillance flight by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, over the central Mediterranean led to the seizure of a fishing vessel, around 700 kilograms of fish, and an 80-metre trawl net off the coast of Lampedusa on 21 March 2026.

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