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We are recruiting Frontex border guards

We are recruiting Frontex border guards

2019-10-24

Today, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is launching the recruitment campaign for Europe’s first uniformed service – the European Border and Coast Guard standing corps.

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OSCE Secretariat and Frontex strengthen co-operation to combat cross-border crime

OSCE Secretariat and Frontex strengthen co-operation to combat cross-border crime

2019-10-21

The OSCE Secretariat and Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, agreed to strengthen their co-operation in combating cross-border crime, trafficking in human beings and addressing migratory challenges in a Working Arrangement document last week.

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Open call for applications for the selection of civil society organisations to become members of the Frontex Consultative Forum

Open call for applications for the selection of civil society organisations to become members of the Frontex Consultative Forum

2019-10-18

Pursuant to Article 70 of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation, Frontex established a Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights. The tasks of the Consultative Forum are to assist the Executive Director and the Management Board with independent advice in fundamental rights matters.

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Migratory situation in September – Eastern Mediterranean accounts for most arrivals

Migratory situation in September – Eastern Mediterranean accounts for most arrivals

2019-10-16

In September, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes rose 14% from the previous month to more than 17 200 due to higher arrivals on the Greek islands in the eastern Aegean. Despite the growing numbers in recent months, the total on all European migratory routes for the first three quarters of 2019 was 19% lower at around 88 200.

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439 stolen cars seized in 12 days as part of Frontex-led operation

439 stolen cars seized in 12 days as part of Frontex-led operation

2019-10-14

439 stolen cars, 11.9 million illegal cigarettes and 20 tonnes of raw tobacco were recovered in a 12-day operation led by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, in late September and early October.

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Frontex hosts conference on biometrics in Warsaw

Frontex hosts conference on biometrics in Warsaw

2019-10-09

This week, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, hosts a conference on the use of biometrics at the borders. This year, the conference focuses on the growing challenge of the use of morphed images of faces in identification documents to fool officials and computer systems.

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