Frontex K9 team helps Spain stop 4.6 tonnes of drugs worth EUR 26 mln Frontex K9 team helps Spain stop 4.6 tonnes of drugs worth EUR 26 mln 2020-08-13 Last weekend, a Frontex canine team from Portugal helped the Spanish authorities to confiscate record 4.6 tonnes of hashish with a street value of EUR 26 million at the port of Algeciras. Read more
Frontex helping to bring innovation to future border control Frontex helping to bring innovation to future border control 2020-08-11 Intuitive user interfaces and wearables supported by Artificial Intelligence and with Augmented Reality capabilities, 3D facial and iris verification technology for “real-on-the-move” border crossing experience, digital identity based on blockchain technology, highly accurate and cost effective handheld devices for drug and precursors detection on the field – these are some of the projects we’re helping to develop as part of the Horizon Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Read more
Entry-Exit System pilot project at land borders Entry-Exit System pilot project at land borders 2020-08-05 The European Union is moving forward with implementing various “smart borders” solutions that will make it easier for genuine travellers to cross Europe’s borders while protecting the security of hundreds of millions of Europeans. Read more
Frontex assists in first voluntary returns on chartered flights Frontex assists in first voluntary returns on chartered flights 2020-07-24 This week, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, supported France with two charter flights for migrants who wanted to return to their country voluntarily. Read more
Frontex helping to bring innovation to future border control Frontex helping to bring innovation to future border control 2020-07-17 Intuitive user interfaces and wearables supported by Artificial Intelligence and with Augmented Reality capabilities, 3D facial and iris verification technology for “real-on-the-move” border crossing experience, digital identity based on blockchain technology, highly accurate and cost effective handheld devices for drug and precursors detection on the field – these are some of the projects we’re helping to develop as part of the Horizon Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Read more
Frontex launches second operation outside EU Frontex launches second operation outside EU 2020-07-15 Today, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is launching an operation in Montenegro, its second outside the European Union. Read more