Frontex Executive Director visits Senegal Frontex Executive Director visits Senegal 2018-03-15 Fabrice Leggeri, the Executive Director of Frontex, visited Dakar this week and met with a range of Senegalese authorities to discuss issues related to border management and security. He also opened the Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) Plenary in Dakar. Read more
Meet Frontex officers Meet Frontex officers 2018-03-07 Every year, Frontex deploys thousands of officers to different external borders of the EU. They come from different Member States and have various tasks: some are border surveillance officers, while others are fingerprinting and registration experts or debriefing experts. Here, we introduce different officers who have been deployed in our operations, and let them explain their work. Read more
Frontex analysis: Countering organised crime at sea Frontex analysis: Countering organised crime at sea 2018-03-05 Organised crime groups often use sea routes to smuggle illegal goods to Europe. In large part this means significant amounts of drugs on different sea routes Read more
Frontex analysis: Role of border guards in countering terrorism Frontex analysis: Role of border guards in countering terrorism 2018-02-27 Keeping Europe safe means tackling potential terrorist threats at its external borders. Dealing with terrorism at the borders is a challenge for Europe’s law enforcement, but also an opportunity. Borders provide geographical filter where Member States can take actions and enforce the rule of law. More secure external borders mean more secure Europe. Read more
Frontex publishes Risk Analysis for 2018 Frontex publishes Risk Analysis for 2018 2018-02-20 In 2017, the total number of illegal border-crossings into the EU dropped to its lowest in four years, especially due to a fall in detections on the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Balkan routes, Frontex analysts write in the Risk Analysis for 2018 report released today. Read more
Migratory flows remain in downward trend in Italy after big drop in early February Migratory flows remain in downward trend in Italy after big drop in early February 2018-02-14 The number of irregular migrants arriving in Italy remains in an overall downward trend that began in the summer of 2017. Read more
