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EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies put focus on digitalisation

EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies put focus on digitalisation

2020-11-20

The EU’s Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies are stepping up their mutual cooperation on digitalisation. Earlier today, the Heads of JHA Agencies came together for a virtual annual meeting, chaired by Eurojust, where they had a first exchange on Artificial Intelligence and digital capacity building, training tools and innovative learning.

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Situation at EU external borders – Arrivals down in Western and Eastern Mediterranean

Situation at EU external borders – Arrivals down in Western and Eastern Mediterranean

2020-11-17

The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell by 21% in the first 10 months of this year to 87 500, largely because of a drop in arrivals in Eastern and Western Mediterranean, according to preliminary calculations.

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Conclusions of the Chairperson of the Frontex Management Board

Conclusions of the Chairperson of the Frontex Management Board

2020-11-12

The Management Board of Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, met at the request of the Commission in an extraordinary session.

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Frontex calls for committee to consider questions related to sea surveillance

Frontex calls for committee to consider questions related to sea surveillance

2020-11-10

Today, Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri has called for the creation of an evaluation committee to consider legal questions related to the Agency’s surveillance of external sea borders and accommodating the concerns raised by Member States about “hybrid threats” affecting their national security at external borders where the European Border and Coast Guard Agency will deploy its standing corps.

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Frontex co-leads operation to fight trafficking in children

Frontex co-leads operation to fight trafficking in children

2020-11-04

388 suspected traffickers were arrested and 249 potential victims identified in a Europe-wide joint action day targeting child trafficking.

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Frontex leads massive international operation to find stolen cars and car parts

Frontex leads massive international operation to find stolen cars and car parts

2020-10-27

Law enforcement authorities seized more than 350 stolen cars and more than 1000 stolen car parts this month in a two-week international operation led by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

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