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Agency hosted delegation from European Parliament’s LIBE Committee

Agency hosted delegation from European Parliament’s LIBE Committee

2017-02-22

This week, Frontex hosted a delegation of members of European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) to discuss the progress of its transformation into the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

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Frontex publishes Risk Analysis for 2017

Frontex publishes Risk Analysis for 2017

2017-02-15

In 2016, migration pressure at Europe’s external borders remained high with the detection of over half a million illegal border-crossings. Frontex estimates that this figure corresponds to about 382 000 migrants coming to Europe from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Compared to the 1.8 million illegal border-crossings reported in 2015, 2016 saw a significant decrease, but this figure is still higher than any annual figure for arrivals between 2010 (104 060) and 2014 (282 933).

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Drop in arrivals to the EU on three main migratory routes in January

Drop in arrivals to the EU on three main migratory routes in January

2017-02-13

In January, there were nearly 8000 detections of illegal border crossings on the three main migratory routes into the EU.

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Joint EASO-Frontex Management Board session held in Malta

Joint EASO-Frontex Management Board session held in Malta

2017-02-08

Today, the Management Boards of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and the European Border and Coastguard Agency (Frontex) held their first joint meeting in Malta. The heads of border guard and asylum services of 28 Member States plus representatives from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland discussed cooperation between the agencies as a crucial element in implementing the European Union’s policies on migration management.

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One year of capacity building in the Western Balkans and Turkey

One year of capacity building in the Western Balkans and Turkey

2017-01-27

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has trained 81 border guards from six Western Balkan countries during the first year of the IPA II project.

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European Border and Coast Guard Agency concluded HQ Agreement negotiations

European Border and Coast Guard Agency concluded HQ Agreement negotiations

2017-01-23

Today the European Border and Coast Guard Agency concluded negotiations with the Polish authorities on the Agency's Headquarters Agreement.

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