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Migratory situation in February – Detections down from previous month

Migratory situation in February – Detections down from previous month

2020-03-16

In February, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell 42% from the previous month to around 6 200*. The total number illegal border crossings for the first two months of the year reached 16 900, up 27% from the same period of 2019.

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Frontex launches rapid border intervention on Greek land border

Frontex launches rapid border intervention on Greek land border

2020-03-13

Yesterday, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, deployed an additional 100 border guards at the Greek land border as part of a rapid border intervention requested by Greece.

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Statement by the Frontex Management Board

Statement by the Frontex Management Board

2020-03-03

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Frontex to launch rapid border intervention at Greece’s external borders

Frontex to launch rapid border intervention at Greece’s external borders

2020-03-02

The Executive Director of Frontex has agreed today to launch a rapid border intervention to assist Greece in dealing with the large numbers of migrants at its external borders. The Greek government officially asked Frontex last night to launch a rapid border intervention at its sea borders in the Aegean.

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Migratory situation in January – Detections fall, except for Central Med

Migratory situation in January – Detections fall, except for Central Med

2020-02-12

In January, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell 41% from the previous month to around 8 800*. This was comparable to the total from January 2019.

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Frontex issues call for trainers for standing corps basic training programme

Frontex issues call for trainers for standing corps basic training programme

2020-02-07

As part of our efforts to establish the European Border and Coast Guard standing corps, Frontex has issued a call to EU Member States and Schengen-Associated Countries to provide trainers for the Basic Training Programme, whose first iteration is to begin in May.

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