135 results for "Romania"
2016-10-10
The Central Mediterranean is the most affected by migratory flows.While the primary focus of Operation Triton, which was launched Frontex launched in November 2014, is border control and surveillance, search and rescue remains a priority for the agency. Since the beginning of the operation, Frontex vessels and aircrafts have on regularly been redirected by the Italian Coast Guard to assist migrants in distress.The operational focus of Triton has expanded to include other forms of cross border ...
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2023-07-21
Frontex led Joint Action Days (JAD) Danube 8 against serious and organised cross-border crime in Central and South-Eastern Europe together with the Austrian authorities – the coordination centre set up in Vienna – 12 EU and EU-associated countries, Europol, Eurojust and INTERPOL. This international operation focused on combatting the smuggling of migrants, fighting trafficking in human beings and document fraud. Frontex standing corps officers, along with customs, border guards and police ...
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2017-07-20
Last month, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, led an international operation focused on fighting cross-border crime and disrupting people smuggling networks in the Western Balkans and at selected border crossing points at EU’s Eastern land border. The two-week-long operation was co-led by Hungary and carried out in the second half of June in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Several countries deployed liaison officers to a coordination centre ...
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2021-07-09
Illegal weapons play a key role in many of the most violent crimes in our societies. This is why combatting this crime is one of the key priorities for all law enforcement authorities in their duty to protect EU citizens and tackle serious and organised crime. To effectively fight against criminal networks, law enforcement officers need to constantly improve their skills and stay up-to-date with the latest information on the ways the criminals operate. Frontex, the European Border and Coast ...
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2009-05-11
On May 8th the first course for Schengen evaluators finished. It took place at the Finnish Border and Coast Guard Academy in Helsinki and involved 28 participants from Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The task of the Schengen Evaluation Working Group (SCHEVAL) is to assess how the existing signatories of the Schengen Treaty ...
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2022-02-04
Last week, Frontex launched a new operation at EU’s external land border. The activity – Joint Operation Terra 2022 – will take place across 12 EU Member States and cover 62 border crossing points. In total, more than 450 standing corps officers from 28 EU and Schengen countries will support national authorities with border management. The European Union has thousands of kilometres of land borders. The aim of the operation is to strengthen border control at EU’s land borders, assist countries ...
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2017-10-16
Twenty-four suspected people smugglers were arrested during an international operation coordinated by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, along with Austria and Germany. Known as Joint Action Day (JAD) Dual, the operation targeted cross-border crime in the Western Balkans region and at selected border crossing points at EU’s eastern border. It focused on the detection of facilitated illegal immigration and smuggling in excise goods. Its specific aim was to enhance the ...
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2024-06-26
Frontex led an international operation against serious and organised crossed-border crime in Central and South-Eastern Europe that resulted in nearly 300 firearms seized and 172 smugglers arrested. Joint Action Days (JAD) Danube 9 involved law enforcement authorities from 17 countries, including Austria, which hosted the operation’s coordination centre, as well as Europol, Eurojust and INTERPOL. JAD Danube focused on combatting the smuggling of migrants, trafficking in human beings and document ...
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2017-07-31
Files available for download EaP-RAN Q1 2017 (909.3 KB) Concept The Eastern Partnership Risk Analysis Network (EaP-RAN) performs monthly exchanges of statistical data and information on the most recent irregular migration trends. This information is compiled at the level of the Frontex Risk Analysis Unit (RAU) and analysed in cooperation with the regional partners on a quarterly and annual basis. The annual reports offer a more in-depth analysis of the occurring developments and phenomena which ...
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2011-02-25
Warsaw, February 25—Specialist screening and debriefing experts from six Member States/Schengen-Associated Countries (SACs) have been sent to assist the Italian authorities with the processing of irregular migrants in Italy. Under the provisions of Joint Operation (JO) Hermes Extension 2011, Frontex has deployed 20 expert personnel to immigrant detention centres in Crotone in Calabria, Caltanissetta and Catania in Sicily, and Bari in Puglia. Each centre will be assisted by two teams of ...
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