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    Border management cooperation in the Mediterranean region takes centre stage at Frontex conference

    2018-05-08

    On 7-8 May, Frontex is co-hosting a conference with the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) to discuss border management cooperation in the Mediterranean region, acknowledging that closer cooperation on international migration is needed amid heightened security concerns. The event, held under the auspices of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, brings together representatives from the EU Member States and countries from the EU’s southern neighbourhood.

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    Document fraud at the borders

    2018-04-26

    With EU Member States reporting thousands of cases of document fraud every year, this crime remains one of the biggest challenges for European border guards. Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has been active in assisting EU Member States to track down document fraud. Earlier this year it established the Centre of Excellence for Combatting Document Fraud to fulfil the agency’s expanded role in combatting cross border crime.

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    Editorial by Frontex Executive Director on the challenges of border protection

    2018-04-18

    In an editorial published by EURACTIV, Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri sets out the challenges facing Frontex, European Border and Coast Guard Agency, in safeguarding Europe’s external borders. He highlights the agency’s role in upholding freedom of movement within the EU, while ensuring the needs of people seeking international protection.

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    EU agencies meet on future activities of the European Coast Guard

    2018-04-12

    On 11-12 April 2018, the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) hosted the first European Annual Coast Guard event, which took place in La Toja, Spain. It was co-organised by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Fisheries Control Agency and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), and brought together more than 120 participants including from the Member States’ national authorities responsible for the various coast guard functions and the European Commission.

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