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

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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Frontex welcomes establishment of Management Board Working Group

Frontex welcomes establishment of Management Board Working Group

2020-11-26

The Executive Director of Frontex welcomed the establishment of a Management Board Working Group on Fundamental Rights and Legal and Operational Aspects of Operations.

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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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