Frontex Director meets with Portugal’s Minister of Internal Administration Frontex Director meets with Portugal’s Minister of Internal Administration 2019-03-04 The Executive Director of Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, met with Portugal’s Minister of Internal Administration and with the National Director of Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (SEF) on Friday to introduce the agency’s liaison officer for Portugal and Spain. Read more
Frontex Executive Director acknowledges Frontex Consultative Forum report Frontex Executive Director acknowledges Frontex Consultative Forum report 2019-03-01 Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri acknowledged the publication of the annual report by the Frontex Consultative Forum for 2018. Read more
Frontex Consultative Forum publishes annual report Frontex Consultative Forum publishes annual report 2019-03-01 Today, the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its sixth annual report outlining its activities in 2018. Read more
Frontex publishes Risk Analysis for 2019 Frontex publishes Risk Analysis for 2019 2019-02-20 In 2018, the number of detections of illegal border crossings reached its lowest level in five years, but migratory pressure remained relatively high at the EU’s external borders, according to the Frontex Risk Analysis for 2019 report that was released today. Read more
Migratory situation in January – Western Mediterranean accounts for half of detections Migratory situation in January – Western Mediterranean accounts for half of detections 2019-02-13 In the first month of 2019, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell by a third compared to December to 6 760. The total was a fifth less than in January 2018 because of the lower number of migrants taking the Central Mediterranean route. Read more
Law enforcement and SAR training completed in Ostia Law enforcement and SAR training completed in Ostia 2019-02-08 Today, a three-week basic course in maritime operations, search and rescue and law enforcement organised by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; Italian authorities and the EU Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM) was completed. Read more