Frontex has developed a Screening Toolbox, in cooperation with the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA), Member States, Europol and the Frontex Consultative Forum, and with guidance from the European Commission. The Toolbox includes:
- Templates and forms, including the screening form, preliminary vulnerability checklist and information leaflets.
- Practical instructions and a step-by-step overview of the screening process.
- Information on training support by Frontex and EUAA.
The Toolbox is designed to translate the law into practical recommendations, so that screening is carried out in a consistent and efficient way across Member States.
Frontex works with Member States, the EUAA and Europol to test screening in realistic conditions prior to roll-out, including pilots in different operational environments, such as:
- A busy sea-border hotspot on a Mediterranean island, focusing on search-and-rescue disembarkations.
- A border area at the EU’s eastern frontier, focusing on irregular land-border crossings in different operational settings.
These tests help to:
- Fine-tune process flows and timings.
- Assess staffing needs, including officers conducting screening, interpreters and medical staff, as well as technical needs, equipment and overall infrastructure.
- Identify practical do’s and don’ts.
- Feed lessons learned back into the Screening Toolbox, training materials and fundamental-rights guidance.
Where requested by Member States and authorised by the Agency’s mandate, Frontex can:
- Deploy members of the European Border and Coast Guard Standing Corps to support screening and follow-up return procedures.
- Provide interpreters.
- Supply equipment and technical support for border management.
All deployments follow a fundamental-rights framework, with oversight by the Fundamental Rights Office (FRO), and are carried out under the command of the host Member State. Close cooperation with FRO and national monitoring bodies helps to ensure transparency and accountability in practice. The Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights provides the Agency with independent advice on fundamental-rights matters.
Through Frontex Academy, the Agency is developing and rolling out a tailored training offer linked to the Pact on Migration and Asylum and to screening, including:
- Introduction to the Pact on Migration and Asylum – an online course providing an overview of the new legal framework for officers who will implement or oversee border processes and procedures under the Pact.
- Training on the screening process in the context of the Pact on Migration and Asylum – an online course for operational staff focused on the practical implementation of screening and the Screening Regulation.
- Workshops on screening in the context of the Pact on Migration and Asylum – practical workshops for members of the screening authorities in the Member States and Schengen Associated Countries, with tools and methodologies that can be integrated into national training programmes.
- The European Course for Migration Management Advisors on the Pact on Migration and Asylum – a certification programme for professionals providing expert guidance and support in border-related migration management, helping connect strategic policymaking with operational border management under the Pact.
- Courses on fundamental rights and anti-trafficking – supporting screening that respects people’s rights and helps identify potential victims of crime.
These trainings complement materials provided by the EU Agency for Asylum on screening-related topics such as vulnerability, interpreters, trafficking and communication with applicants. Legal practitioners and other experts may also use these materials to better understand how responsibilities are shared between authorities during the screening phase.