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Frontex organises a firearms workshop for Polish border authorities

Frontex organises a firearms workshop for Polish border authorities

2021-10-28

On 26 October, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, held a workshop for Polish Border Guard and Customs officers on combatting firearms trafficking together with the Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police (Poland).

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Study visit for Jordanian officers to the Spanish National Police

Study visit for Jordanian officers to the Spanish National Police

2021-10-27

On 26-27 October, Frontex organised a study visit for 14 Jordanian officers to the Madrid Airport and the General Commissariat of Policia Nacional.

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Cash, guns, cocaine and a suspected terrorist netted in international operation

Cash, guns, cocaine and a suspected terrorist netted in international operation

2021-10-27

An international operation aimed at strengthening border controls in the Western Mediterranean Sea between North Africa and Southern Europe has yielded 29 arrests for a variety of offences, including one on terrorism charges.

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Call for proposals: Support in implementation of basic training for EU standing corps officers

Call for proposals: Support in implementation of basic training for EU standing corps officers

2021-10-27

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency is on the lookout for institutions specialised in law enforcement training to provide support in the implementation of a training for around 200 EU standing corps officers.

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Technology Foresight on Biometrics: closure of the project

Technology Foresight on Biometrics: closure of the project

2021-10-22

In January, Frontex kicked off the Technology Foresight on Biometrics for the Future of Travel, a challenging research study aimed to provide an overview of the foreseen evolution of key biometric technologies relevant for border check systems, in the short- (2022-2027), medium- (2028-2033), and long-term (2034-2040) perspectives.

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Frontex Consultative Forum publishes eighth annual report

Frontex Consultative Forum publishes eighth annual report

2021-10-20

The Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its eighth annual report for the year 2020.

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