Mara is a debriefing officer deployed in Albania. Before joining the Frontex Standing Corps, Mara served in the Guardia Costiera as a flight engineer, patrolling the Italian maritime border.
“My main task as a debriefer is to conduct voluntary interviews with migrants and gather the information they share with us. In principle, we are available 24/7 to be able to meet migrants upon their arrival. It is important to show empathy. Very often they are victims of human smugglers, and they are tired and frightened after a long and dangerous journey.
This job requires one to pay a lot of attention to detail. After each interview we prepare a report, and we need to ensure that every piece of information is correct and matches reality. Our reports go to Frontex analysts, who then develop the situational picture.
Thanks to this activity, Frontex constitutes a key hub of information which is later shared with Europol, the European Commission, and EU Member States in the form of reports and analyses.”
