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Migratory situation in June – Arrivals in Europe rise slightly

Migratory situation in June – Arrivals in Europe rise slightly

2019-07-11

In June, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes rose 6% from the previous month to around 8 300. The total for the first half of 2019 was nearly a third lower than a year ago at around 42 000.

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Congratulations to the graduates of the second class of Frontex Joint Master’s programme

Congratulations to the graduates of the second class of Frontex Joint Master’s programme

2019-06-28

The second class of the Frontex Joint Master’s in Strategic Border Management programme celebrated their graduation at a ceremony in Riga, Latvia.

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Frontex detects mother boat smuggling people

Frontex detects mother boat smuggling people

2019-06-24

Last week, Frontex aircraft detected a suspicious fishing trawler towing a smaller boat. The boat was empty, but something caught the attention of the agency’s experts.

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Frontex commemorates World Refugee Day

Frontex commemorates World Refugee Day

2019-06-20

Today Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, commemorates the World Refugee Day with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

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Frontex holds workshop on traveller risk assessment at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport

Frontex holds workshop on traveller risk assessment at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport

2019-06-18

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is running a workshop at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on traveller risk assessment to better address the threats from cross-border crime and terrorism in air travel.

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Suspicious vessels, people and drug smugglers arrested as part of Frontex-coordinated operation

Suspicious vessels, people and drug smugglers arrested as part of Frontex-coordinated operation

2019-06-14

Nine suspicious vessels were seized and eight people smugglers were arrested as part of Joint Action Day (JAD) Adria, an international operation coordinated by Frontex and co-led by Greece, Croatia and Italy. It took place in the area of the Adriatic and Ionian Sea and on the land routes in the countries in the region.

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