Frontex conference to boost cooperation at Europe’s air borders Frontex conference to boost cooperation at Europe’s air borders 2018-03-30 This week, Frontex invited the top officials from airports around Europe to Venice, Italy, to discuss maintaining high border control standards at EU airports amid the rapidly growing numbers of travellers. Read more
Frontex analysis: Countering trafficking in human beings at EU’s borders Frontex analysis: Countering trafficking in human beings at EU’s borders 2018-03-27 Trafficking in human beings is one of the most profitable forms of organised crime, generating billions of euros for traffickers every year. Most of the victims of human trafficking in the EU come from Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly from countries in West Africa. They are mainly from poor areas with high levels of unemployment and illiteracy. Read more
Frontex and Moldova sign new cooperation plan Frontex and Moldova sign new cooperation plan 2018-03-26 Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri and Fredolin Lecari, Head of the General Inspectorate of Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, signed a cooperation plan for the period from 2018 to 2020. The cooperation, which builds on a working arrangement signed in 2008, paves the way for improved exchange of information on migratory flows, the use of relevant data to combat cross border crime and initiatives to support technical assistance to the Moldovan authorities. Read more
Migratory flows in February: Drop in Italy, stable in Greece and Spain Migratory flows in February: Drop in Italy, stable in Greece and Spain 2018-03-15 In February, 3 400 irregular border crossings were detected on the four main migratory routes into the EU, down nearly three-quarters from the year-ago period. In the first two months of this year, the total number of irregular border crossings almost halved to 12 000, in large part due to lower migratory pressure on the Central Mediterranean route. Read more
Frontex Executive Director visits Senegal Frontex Executive Director visits Senegal 2018-03-15 Fabrice Leggeri, the Executive Director of Frontex, visited Dakar this week and met with a range of Senegalese authorities to discuss issues related to border management and security. He also opened the Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) Plenary in Dakar. Read more
Meet Frontex officers Meet Frontex officers 2018-03-07 Every year, Frontex deploys thousands of officers to different external borders of the EU. They come from different Member States and have various tasks: some are border surveillance officers, while others are fingerprinting and registration experts or debriefing experts. Here, we introduce different officers who have been deployed in our operations, and let them explain their work. Read more