Conclusions of the Frontex Management Board’s meeting of 20-21 January 2021 2021-01-21 Frontex Management Board met virtually on 20-21 January 2021. After two-day discussions, the Management Board has reached the following conclusions: Conclusions of the Management Board’s meeting on 20-21 January 2021 on the preliminary report of its Working Group on Fundamental Rights and Legal Operational Aspects of Operations in the Aegean Sea Conclusions of the Management Board’s meeting on 20-21 January 2021 on the standing corps, in particular category 1 Read more
Conclusions of the Management Board’s meeting on 20-21 January 2021 on the standing corps, in particular category 1 2021-01-21 The Management Board was informed about the state of play regarding the EBCG standing corps establishment. The Management Board welcomes, as the first successful step, the deployment of the first teams of the standing corps, largely composed of Member States’ category 2 and category 3 officers who are already deployed in the Agency`s activities. In accordance with the Regulation 2019/1896, as of January 2021 the Agency is obliged to start the deployment of the standing corps teams, including in ... Read more
Conclusions of the Management Board’s meeting on 20-21 January 2021 on the preliminary report of its Working Group on Fundamental Rights and Legal Operational Aspects of Operations in the Aegean Sea 2021-01-21 The Management Board thanks the Working Group Fundamental Rights and Legal Operational Aspects of Operations for swift delivery of findings and takes note of its preliminary report. It welcomes in particular that the Working Group has involved also Frontex’s Fundamental Rights Officer, as well as the Fundamental Rights Agency and the Consultative Forum in its discussions. The Management Board takes note that five out of 13 incidents that have been examined still require further inquiry by the ... Read more
Frontex welcomes new participants of its Joint Master’s programme 2017-09-13 Today, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, hosted the opening ceremony for the second iteration of the European Joint Master’s in Strategic Border Management. The Joint Master’s programme is Europe’s only such specialised degree focused on border management from a strategic point of view. It was developed by the agency, in collaboration with six partner universities and more than 20 EU border guard training organisations and academies.Twenty-eight students representing 20 ... Read more
Situational Update: Migratory Influx to Southern Italy 2011-02-15 Warsaw, February 15—According to official data provided by Italian authorities, between January 1 and February 13, 2011, a total of 5526 migrants were recorded landing in the Pelagic Island, in a total of 116 incidents. This compares to 7,200 for the whole of 2008, the peak year for arrivals of irregular migrants in these islands to date, when Tunisians were the most commonly represented nationality, accounting for 23% of arrivals. Of the official 2011 figures, by far the biggest influx was ... Read more
Coastex exercise 2017 2017-07-20 During the three-day Coastex2017 Coast Guard exercise hosted by the Portuguese presidency of the European Coast Guard Functions Forum, vessels, helicopters, airplanes and 90 observers from European Coast Guard authorities conducted exercises to test different coast guard functions.The exercise was conducted with representatives from 20 European countries with sea borders, the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Read more
European Joint Master’s in Strategic Border Management 2017-06-29 The Joint Master’s programme is Europe’s only such specialised degree. It was developed by Frontex, in collaboration with six partner universities and more than 20 EU border guard training organisations and academies. The Joint Master’s programme aims to promote interoperability and the highest standards at EU borders, while protecting and promoting fundamental rights in border management. It empowers European border guard managers to rely on and apply professional judgment by developing the ... Read more
Update to Joint Operation Hermes 2011 2011-03-11 Warsaw, March 11—In its Declaration after the extraordinary session that took place today in Brussels the European Council announced: “The Member States most directly concerned by migratory movements require our concrete solidarity. The EU and the Member States stand ready to provide the necessary support as the situation evolves. The EU, in particular through the Frontex Hermes 2011 operation, will continue to closely monitor the impact of events on migratory movements both within and from the ... Read more
439 stolen cars seized in 12 days as part of Frontex-led operation 2019-10-14 439 stolen cars, 11.9 million illegal cigarettes and 20 tonnes of raw tobacco were recovered in a 12-day operation led by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, in late September and early October.The operation, known as Joint Action Day (JAD) Mobile 2, targeted serious and organised cross-border crime across Europe. It focused on the detection of stolen cars and car parts, smuggling of migrants and related document fraud. Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland and Europol ... Read more
JO Hermes – Situational Update 2012-02-21 Warsaw, February 21, 2012 — Since the beginning of 2012, some 130 migrants have been detected in the operational area of JO Hermes, south of the Italian island of Lampedusa. The migrants, Tunisian and Somali nationals, used small and medium-sized rubber boats to reach Italy. This is a dramatic decrease in detections in comparison with the same period last year when over 5000 Tunisians had arrived on Lampedusa by mid-February. In 2011 this increased migratory flow triggered the launch of the ... Read more