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Frontex expands its support in Spain for the summer

Frontex expands its support in Spain for the summer

2021-06-22

Frontex and the Spanish National Police have launched Minerva, an annual operation that takes place in three Spanish ports during the busy summer holiday season.

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Frontex expands presence in Western Balkans with operation in Serbia

Frontex expands presence in Western Balkans with operation in Serbia

2021-06-16

Today, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is expanding its operational activities outside of the European Union with the launch of a new operation in Serbia.

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Technology Foresight on Biometrics: Scenario Analysis for the year 2040

Technology Foresight on Biometrics: Scenario Analysis for the year 2040

2021-06-15

On 13 and 14 April, selected experts participated in the first Technology Foresight Workshop on Scenario Analysis, a two-day interactive event that was organised as part of the ongoing Technology Foresight on Biometrics for the Future of Travel.

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EU agencies against environmental crime

EU agencies against environmental crime

2021-06-01

The nine European Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies, the European Commission and a number of international organisations and expert bodies met today to discuss how to fight environmental crime more effectively.

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Greek Prime Minister meets Frontex Executive Director during his visit to Athens

Greek Prime Minister meets Frontex Executive Director during his visit to Athens

2021-05-21

Today, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met Executive Director of Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Fabrice Leggeri, to discuss the strong cooperation between the agency and Greek authorities to together protect the EU’s external borders.

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Situation at EU external borders – Detections rise from record lows a year ago

Situation at EU external borders – Detections rise from record lows a year ago

2021-05-17

The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders in the first four months of 2021 reached 36 100, about a third higher than year ago when irregular migration dropped due to travel limitations linked to the outbreak of COVID, according to preliminary calculations.

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