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EU Protects: Patrolling the EU’s maritime border

2019-03-15

Meet some of Europe’s ordinary heroes in the latest video produced by the European Commission in cooperation with Frontex.

In 2015, the Greek island of Lesbos was confronted with a crisis. Smugglers bringing desperate people across the Mediterranean in makeshift boats were putting lives at risk and placing huge strain on the island’s limited resources.