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Frontex hosts 1st European Coast Guard Cooperation Network Meeting

Frontex hosts 1st European Coast Guard Cooperation Network Meeting

2016-11-08

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is hosting the first European Coast Guard Cooperation Network Meeting in Warsaw on 8-10 November to highlight the new agency’s expanded role in the maritime arena.

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Frontex not involved in today's plane crash in Malta

Frontex not involved in today's plane crash in Malta

2016-10-24

Despite early news reports, the plane that crashed this morning in Malta was not deployed in operational activities coordinated by Frontex. No Frontex staff was on board.

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5 900 people saved in dramatic rescue operations off Libyan coast

5 900 people saved in dramatic rescue operations off Libyan coast

2016-10-24

Over the weekend, two vessels deployed by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, joined the Italian authorities and other vessels to jointly rescue some 5 900 migrants near the Libyan coast.

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Number of migrants reaching Italy fell 40% in September

Number of migrants reaching Italy fell 40% in September

2016-10-21

The number of irregular migrants crossing the Central Mediterranean fell to nearly 12 700 in September, down 40% from the previous month due to poor weather conditions, although the trend in the first nine months of this year remained roughly in line with 2015.

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European Border and Coast Guard Agency publishes Eastern Partnership Risk Analysis Network Quarterly for Q2

European Border and Coast Guard Agency publishes Eastern Partnership Risk Analysis Network Quarterly for Q2

2016-10-11

In the second quarter of 2016, 874 cases of illegal border-crossing between border crossing-points were reported by the Eastern Partnership Risk Analysis Network member countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine).

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Split hosts first European Coast Guard exercise

Split hosts first European Coast Guard exercise

2016-10-11

Fabrice Leggeri, Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, together with the Croatian Minister of Interior Vlaho Orepič and Minister of Defence Josip Buljevič, hosted the first European Coast Guard exercise on 11 October in Split, Croatia.

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