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Arrival of migrants in March: Italy remains under pressure, Greece up from previous month

Arrival of migrants in March: Italy remains under pressure, Greece up from previous month

2017-04-12

There were almost 13 000 detections of illegal border crossings on the three main migratory routes into the EU in March. This is 10% more than in the previous month. However, the total number of detections on these routes for the first quarter of 2017 fell 70% from the same period of last year to 32 650.

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Frontex and partners evaluate IPAII project and plan way ahead

Frontex and partners evaluate IPAII project and plan way ahead

2017-04-10

Last week, representatives of six Western Balkan countries, the European Commission, Frontex, EASO, IOM and UNHCR met in Brussels to evaluate the Regional Support to Protection-Sensitive Migration Management in the Western Balkans and Turkey (IPAII) project and discuss this year’s activities.

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Frontex publishes Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) Report

Frontex publishes Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) Report

2017-04-06

The Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) Joint Report 2016 analyses the irregular migratory movements affecting AFIC countries and EU Member States, cross-border criminality and provides an overview of the main regional security threats affecting the countries in the community.

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Frontex, EMSA and EFCA strengthen cooperation on coast guard functions

Frontex, EMSA and EFCA strengthen cooperation on coast guard functions

2017-03-23

The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) took a significant step in structuring their cooperation on coast guard functions.

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Commissioner Avramopoulos visits Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency

Commissioner Avramopoulos visits Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency

2017-03-21

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, welcomed Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos at its Warsaw headquarters today.

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Arrival of migrants in February: surge in Italy, drop in Greece

Arrival of migrants in February: surge in Italy, drop in Greece

2017-03-15

In February, there were more than 10 900 detections of illegal border crossings on the three main migratory routes into the EU.

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