Frontex trained 250 experts from Western Balkans and Turkey Frontex trained 250 experts from Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-05-17 On 16 May, Frontex together with representatives of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other local partners in Belgrade, Serbia, discussed the achievements of the first phase of the EU-funded “Regional Support to Protection-Sensitive Migration Management in the Western Balkans and Turkey” project. Read more
Migratory situation in April – Fewer migrants reach Europe Migratory situation in April – Fewer migrants reach Europe 2019-05-14 In April, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell by 19% from the previous month to 4 900, mainly due to a drop in the Eastern Mediterranean. The total for the first four months of 2019 was 27% lower than a year ago at around 24 200. Read more
Frontex, EMSA and EFCA open second annual European Coast Guard Event Frontex, EMSA and EFCA open second annual European Coast Guard Event 2019-04-17 On 16 April, Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri opened the annual European Coast Guard Event in Świnoujście, Poland. This is the second such event jointly organised by Frontex, the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Read more
Frontex offers funding for development and delivery of training activities Frontex offers funding for development and delivery of training activities 2019-04-17 Frontex has published a call for proposals for Development and delivery of training activities for border and coast guards. The objective of the call is to support Member States in their efforts to improve the knowledge, skills and competences of the border and coast guards. Read more
Migratory situation in March – Eastern Mediterranean accounts for most of all irregular migrants Migratory situation in March – Eastern Mediterranean accounts for most of all irregular migrants 2019-04-09 In March, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell by 7% from the previous month to nearly 4 600, mainly due to a drop in migrant arrivals in Spain. The total for the first quarter of 2019 was 13% lower than a year ago at around 17 900. Read more
Heads of EMSA and Frontex discuss cooperation on European coast guard functions Heads of EMSA and Frontex discuss cooperation on European coast guard functions 2019-04-03 Today, EMSA Executive Director Maja Markovčić Kostelac visited the headquarters of Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, where she met with its Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri to discuss collaboration on the development of European coast guard functions and other forms of cooperation between the two agencies. Read more