Frontex

EU border agency says irregular arrivals up 10% in first half of 2023

Irregular immigration into the European Union rose a tenth in the first half of 2023 compared to a year ago, the bloc's border agency said on Monday, with Mediterranean routes…

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Central Mediterranean migrant arrivals up 140% in first half of 2023

Frontex said that the number of detections of irregular border crossings in the Central Mediterranean rose to 65,600 in the first six months of 2023.The EU border agency said that…

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Polish PM to oppose migration deal at EU summit

WARSAW, June 29 (Reuters) - Poland will demand the reform of the European Union's border agency Frontex and more funds for dealing with migrants, the prime minister said on Thursday,…

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Frontex reports increase of 158% in migrant arrivals in Central Mediterranean

The number of migrants who arrived on the central Mediterranean route mainly to Italy rose by 158% in the first five months of the year compared to the same period…

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New head of EU border agency promises to clean-up Frontex

Europe faces a surge in migrant inflows, but EU border guards will not turn their backs on human rights violations along their borders again. That's the message Hans Leijtens, the…

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Polish EU border patrol plane avoids collision with Russian jet

WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish border guard aircraft on patrol for the European Union's border agency Frontex over the Black Sea near Romania narrowly avoided a collision with a Russian…

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Photo Story: Official launch ceremony of the FRONTEX Joint Operation in North Macedonia

Members of FRONTEX talk prior to the official launch ceremony of the FRONTEX Joint Operation in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, 20 April 2023. It is planned that in 2023,…

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Irregular EU border crossings hit ‘highest’ level since 2016

In 2022, around 330 000 irregular border crossings were detected at EU’s external border, according to preliminary calculations*. This is the highest number since 2016 and an increase of 64%…

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MEPs block Frontex budget after serious misconduct revealed

The European Parliament has refused to give its approval for the budget of Frontex, the border and coast guard agency. 345 MEPs voted in favour of the committee recommendation to…

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Number of Ukrainians entering EU back to pre-war levels

BRUSSELS, July 11 (Reuters) - The number of Ukrainians crossing into European Union countries has returned to levels from before Russia's invasion and more people will be coming - and going -…

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Illegal entries into EU from Western Balkans more than doubled in May – Frontex

BRUSSELS, June 13 (Reuters) - The European Union in May registered a steep rise of illegal entries from the Western Balkans into the 27-nation bloc, the EU border agency Frontex said on…

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EU threatens to kick Switzerland out of passport-free zone

Brussels has threatened to throw Switzerland out of the EU’s passport-free zone if it does not back paying more to the bloc's border agency, as the country prepares to vote…

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Head of Frontex offers to resign, source says after accusations of rights abuse

BRUSSELS, April 29 (Reuters) - The head of the European Union's border agency Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, has offered to resign, a source told Reuters on Friday, after accusations that the…

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EU needs clearer rules to balance protecting borders and human rights – EU border agency chief

KURMELIONYS, Lithuania, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The European Union needs clearer rules on striking a balance between respecting human rights and protecting its borders, the chief of the European Union's…

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Frontex deploys Danish surveillance aircraft over northern France

PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Frontex has deployed a plane to support French and Belgian authorities trying to spot illegal boat crossing activity, a week after 27 migrants drowned when…

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EU must prepare for more migrants trying to enter, says Frontex head

The EU must be prepared to face an increase of migrants trying to enter the bloc, with the arrival of many from the Middle East through Belarus set to continue…

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EP asks for part of Frontex budget to be frozen until key improvements are made

MEPs agreed to close the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency’s accounts for 2019, but asked for part of next year’s budget to be frozen.The recommendation to grant the so-called discharge to…

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EU preparing for Afghans already abroad to try to reach Europe, border agency chief says

The EU is preparing for an influx of Afghans seeking asylum, whether or not people flee en masse from the new Taliban government, the chief of the EU border agency…

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More Syrians and Afghans entering EU via Western Balkans

The number of migrants illegally entering the European Union by crossing the Western Balkans has almost doubled this year, EU border agency Frontex said, with the majority coming from Syria…

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EU border agency to police Lithuania-Belarus frontier from next week

European Union border agency Frontex will deploy 60 border guards to police Lithuania's frontier with Belarus next week after a surge in migrants crossing illegally, its executive director said on…

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Frontex already implementing Auditors recommendations, EU Parliament told

When replying to a series of questions and interventions by MEPs from the various political groups who are members of the key EP Committees, during a two hour joint marathon…

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Expanding EU border guard agency is falling short, auditors say

EU border and coast guard agency Frontex has not managed external borders effectively and is not ready for a vastly increased mandate that will see it swell to a force of 10,000 by 2027, the European Court…

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Frontex met with scores of unregistered lobbyists – Politico

POLITICO- The European Union’s border and coast guard agency Frontex has met with scores of unregistered lobbyists that represent the weapons, surveillance and biometrics industries, according to an investigation published…

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Frontex suspends operations in Hungary following EU top court ruling

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's border agency, Frontex, on Wednesday suspended its operations in Hungary following a ruling by the EU's top court that the country had broken EU…

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OLAF starts investigations into FRONTEX

POLITICO The EU’s anti-fraud watchdog, OLAF, has opened an investigation into Frontex, the bloc’s border agency, over allegations of harassment, misconduct and migrant pushbacks, according to four EU officials. OLAF…

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MEPs to grill Frontex director on agency’s role in pushbacks of asylum-seekers

MEPs are set to demand answers from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency’s Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri regarding the incidents revealed by media in which Greek coastguards -with the…

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MEPs to grill Frontex director on agency’s role in pushbacks of asylum-seekers

MEPs are set to demand answers from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency’s Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri regarding the incidents revealed by media in which Greek coastguards -with the…

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No boat capsized as FRONTEX accounts for all boats in the Med

Frontex, told AFP on Monday it said "all four boats have been accounted for" and there had been no shipwreck in the Mediterranean. "Two arrived in Sicily and two remain…

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Photo story: The travel restrictions in Europe

The EU’s border management agency has produced striking map of Europe highlighting the level of travel restrictions in each country. Where a mode of travel is restricted, it is highlighted…

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Frontex launches rapid border intervention on Greek land border

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, deployed an additional 100 border guards at the Greek land border as part of a rapid border intervention requested by Greece. “We…

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Illegal migration into EU in 2019 down 92% from 2015-Frontex

Although the eastern Mediterranean and Balkan area registered growing migratory pressure, the number of irregular border crossings detected on the European Union's external borders in 2019 fell to the lowest…

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Irregular migration to EU at lowest level since 2013

Irregular migration into the European Union has fallen to its lowest annual level since 2013, the European border and coast guard agency has said, despite a significant increase in the…

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Frontex gears up for big expansion

As part of a beefed-up mandate that came into effect this month, Frontex, the Warsaw-based EU border agency, is expanding to set up a 10,000-strong corps of border and…

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New Frontex regulation enters into force

Today, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is gaining new responsibilities and tools to more effectively support EU Member States and Schengen Associated Countries in managing their external…

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EU creates permanent force to help manage borders

The EU on Friday formally established its first standalone border force, boosting the Frontex service with a new permanent corps that will number 10,000 officers by 2027. The adoption by…

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Frontex releases video showing the moment stranded migrants were spotted from the air

Video released on Wednesday by the European Union’s border agency Frontex reveals the moment when two men were first spotted lying aboard a dinghy floating in the Mediterranean. On Monday,…

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Migrant arrivals in Europe in July up slightly from previous month

In July, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes rose 4% from the previous month to around 10 500. Overall, the total for…

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EU border force implicated in migrant abuse

German and British media published reports on Monday that place the European Union border agency Frontex at the scene of illegal activities by national border guards that may have constituted…

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Frontex opens Risk Analysis Cell in Senegal

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, opened a Risk Analysis Cell in Dakar in cooperation with Senegalese authorities within the framework of the Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC). Taking…

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Video – Human trafficking operation captured by Frontex

Frontex experts who spotted it from the air had a good idea. And sure enough, after a few hours a steady stream of people emerged from below the deck of…

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Frontex border agency deployed for the first time outside the EU

Frontex officers for the first time were deployed out the borders of the European Union. The European Union's border agency on Tuesday, for the first time stationed officers along…

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The European Parliament approves strengthening of Frontex

The European Parliament adopted the proposal, piloted and negotiated by Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola, to reinforce the European Border and Coast Guard Agency with a standing corps of 10,000 border guards…

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Corporate Dispatch Europe Explained – The Week Ahead

A quick glance at the main forthcoming events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings and other EU-related conferences and events. Events for the week of…

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European illegal migration falls to lowest level in five years

The number of people caught trying to enter the EU illegally has fallen to its lowest level in five years, the bloc's border agency says. An estimated 150,000 illegal crossings…

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