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    Irregular migration into EU last year lowest since 2013 due to COVID-19

    2021-01-08

    The number of detections of illegal border crossings along the EU’s external borders fell 13% last year to around 124 000, in large part due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions put in place by various countries, according to preliminary figures collected by Frontex. This was the lowest number of illegal border crossings since 2013.

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    Frontex holds second International Conference on Biometrics for Borders

    2020-12-04

    This week, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, held a second edition of the conference biometric for borders, which brought together experts from border guard authorities responsible for border management in the EU and around the world, EU policy-makers and agencies, as well as research and industry representatives.

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    Frontex co-organises first Euro-Arab Technical Roundtable on Border Management and Security

    2020-12-02

    On 1 December, the Executive Director of Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, opened the first Euro-Arab Technical Roundtable on Border Management and Security, which brought together 32 countries, among them 18 EU and 14 Arab states, to talk about the many challenges at the borders.

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