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The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) is governed by Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1). The abovementioned Regulation provides the Agency with a reinforced mandate and increased competences compared with those provided by Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 , taking the form of, for example, the European Border and Coast Guard Standing Corps (the EU’s first uniformed service). The headquarters of Frontex...
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Copernicus: The European Union's Earth observation programme Europe’s external borders are not just lines on a map. They are complex and dynamic areas that face many challenges, such as migratory pressure, smuggling, hybrid threads and natural disasters. To address these challenges, the European Union has developed a comprehensive approach to border management, which involves multiple actors, technologies, and policies. One key element of this approach is the Copernicus Programme, the Earth...
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2017-07-20
A plane taking part in Frontex activities in the Central Mediterranean played a key role in the arrest of two suspected people smugglers who had earlier dropped off 33 migrants near Syracuse, Sicily.The Italian authorities had asked Frontex to dispatch the plane, which streams real-time video to the agency’s headquarters, to help find the smugglers on sailboat that was heading away from Sicily. The plane spotted the suspected sailboat heading away from the island. The migrants later confirmed ...
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2015-12-17
Frontex and the European Commission signed a delegation agreement today, providing funding to the agency to implement satellite services dedicated to border surveillance as part of the Copernicus programme.The Commission will provide EUR 47.6 million to Frontex between 2015 and 2020 to support the following services: coastal monitoring, monitoring of international waters, reference mapping, maritime surveillance of an area, vessel detection, vessel tracking and reporting, anomaly detection and ...
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2021-11-16
Today, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, hosted a meeting between the Frontex Management Board and the Heads of Border Police from the Western Balkans. The event was co-organised with the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Participants gathered to discuss joint operations, information exchange and capacity building activities in the region. During the meeting, the partners decided to strengthen cooperation through intensified dialogue and joint initiatives as ...
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2025-12-22
For weeks, Frontex monitored a fishing vessel that appeared determined to disappear. That sustained effort helped lead to the seizure of more than four tonnes of cocaine and the arrest of ten suspects linked to a Greek criminal network. On 14 December, the French Navy intercepted the vessel in the Caribbean Sea, brining a complex international investigation to a close. Ten suspects linked to a Greek criminal network were arrested, marking the end of the coordinated efforts led by the Greek ...
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2016-05-25
Frontex, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) signed bilateral interagency agreements today to extend their cooperation. The three agencies will continue to work together in their respective areas of border surveillance, interception of vessels suspected of engaging in criminal activities, cross border crime, support for search and rescue at sea and illegal fishing. Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri, EMSA Executive Director Markku ...
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2024-03-12
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is pleased to announce the signing of a renewed Working Arrangement (WA) with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) today. This significant event, taking place at the margins of the Fundamental Rights Forum in Vienna, marks an important moment in our longstanding cooperation with FRA since 2010. The signing not only reflects the evolution of our mandates but also deepens our commitment to enhancing the protection and ...
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2009-04-23
Representatives of 22 European countries, European institutions and bodies met for two days in Warsaw to boost co-operation of coast guard services from the EU and Schengen Associated Countries. The conference organised by Frontex was the first one to gather all EU coastal countries to develop a joint approach to the future challenges in the fields of maritime border security, maritime safety, search and rescue (SAR) and environmental issues. During two-day discussion the heads of coast guard ...
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2011-03-08
In the context of the development of a common European border surveillance system (EUROSUR), Member States are expected to improve and harmonise their surveillance activities in order to ensure effective detection of illegal immigration and cross-border crime activities and to reduce the death toll of illegal immigrants by rescuing more lives at sea.In the maritime domain, there is a wide spectrum of possible technical means that can be employed to provide effective surveillance including: ...
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