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Frontex strengthens surveillance in Croatia

Frontex strengthens surveillance in Croatia

2018-07-25

Last week, a Frontex surveillance airplane started monitoring the EU’s external borders in the Western Balkans area as part of Frontex Multipurpose Aerial Surveillance (MAS)

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Migratory flows in June: Total number drops, Spain sees the biggest number of arrivals

Migratory flows in June: Total number drops, Spain sees the biggest number of arrivals

2018-07-17

In the first half of 2018, the total number of irregular border crossings into the EU nearly halved from a year ago to about 60 430, mainly because of lower migratory pressure on the Central Mediterranean route.

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Frontex reaches milestone in return operations

Frontex reaches milestone in return operations

2018-07-09

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, continues to expand its capacity to support EU Member States in returns after launching the European Centre for Returns earlier this year.

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Frontex teams up with EUNAVFOR Med and Europol to track down cross-border crime

Frontex teams up with EUNAVFOR Med and Europol to track down cross-border crime

2018-07-05

Today, 5 July 2018, a Crime Information Cell has been activated on board EUNAVFOR Med operation Sophia Task Force operating in the Central Mediterranean Sea.

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23 smugglers arrested, drugs and cigarettes seized during Frontex-led operation

23 smugglers arrested, drugs and cigarettes seized during Frontex-led operation

2018-06-29

On 11-22 June, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, led an international action against serious and organised cross-border crime at EU’s borders with Western Balkan countries, Southeast Europe and selected border crossing points at the Eastern land border.

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Migratory flows in May: Decreasing trend, but pressure remains

Migratory flows in May: Decreasing trend, but pressure remains

2018-06-18

In May, some 12 100 irregular border crossings were detected on the main migratory routes into the EU, 56% fewer than in the same month of last year.

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