Border Guard Officers 2021-12-20 Marcos joined Frontex after more than 20 years of experience in various military services in Cyprus. He is currently deployed to Finland as a border guard. “My primary task is to support the Finnish authorities with border surveillance. Every day, we patrol the Finnish-Russian border. This deployment is unusual and unique. While we got used to patrol in a car, in Finland our patrols also take place… on skis! There is a lot of snow, the days are short and the temperature can vary from -10 to -30 ... Read more
Frontex’s patronage over the Conference „Freedom and Security: Europe Without Borders” 2007-04-03 Discussion on Integrated Border Management, illegal migration flows to the EU and cooperation of Frontex with private sector will be one of issues discussed during the „Europe Without Borders” conference. Frontex decided to take the conference, organised by Computerworld weekly, under its wings in order to present the European approach to the concept of border management. Two representatives of Frontex will deliver presentations on integrated border management and public-private partnership. ... Read more
Frontex publishes analysis for Western Balkans for Q1 2016-07-01 In the first quarter of 2016, the number of illegal border-crossings by migrants travelling from Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria dropped 84% from the previous three months to 215 000. The fall became more pronounced in February and March, when coordinated restriction measures were introduced at regional level and, ultimately, the transit corridor was closed. After the closure in March, the number of detections dropped to the level close to that of the same month in 2015 and helped reduce the ... Read more
Frontex trains screening officers in Riga 2016-08-26 This week, Frontex conducted a training course for 20 screening officers, who play an essential role in registering of migrants by helping determine the nationality of the people arriving at Europe’s external borders. So far this year, Frontex has trained 60 screening experts, who assist the local authorities hosting Frontex operations, such as Greece and Italy. The course, which took place in Riga at the request of Latvian authorities, focused on practical exercises in screening interviews and ... Read more
Frontex welcomes new class of Joint Master’s programme 2019-09-06 This week, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, welcomed the 34 members of the third class of the European Joint Master’s in Strategic Border Management. The Joint Master’s programme is Europe’s only such specialised degree for border professionals. It reflects one of Frontex’s core commitments to support training and professional education of national border guards by strengthening common training standards at the European level. Since 2012, Frontex has been leading the ... Read more
ABC Conference and Exhibition - Call for Extended Abstracts 2013-06-20 Frontex and the European Commission (DG HOME and DG ENTR) will hold the 2nd Global Conference and Exhibition on future developments of Automated Border Control (ABC) on 10-11 October 2013, in Warsaw, Poland.Aim and scopeAs the follow-up to last year’s successful event, the objective of the 2nd Global ABC Conference is to continue providing a platform for international dialogue and exchange of experiences and practices on ABC issues among all relevant stakeholders, and to foster a discussion on ... Read more
Technology Foresight on Biometrics: closure of the project 2021-10-22 In January, Frontex kicked off the Technology Foresight on Biometrics for the Future of Travel, a challenging research study aimed to provide an overview of the foreseen evolution of key biometric technologies relevant for border check systems, in the short- (2022-2027), medium- (2028-2033), and long-term (2034-2040) perspectives. The project ended, after 8 months of intense activities, on 20 September with the Final Project Meeting where, in a videoconference, the contractor presented the ... Read more
Frontex deployed assets involved in the interception of a drug boat in the Alboran Sea 2014-09-30 On 24 September a drug trafficking boat was intercepted in the Western Mediterranean in the framework of the Frontex- coordinated operation, Indalo. While conducting surveillance activities in the Alboran Sea, the Italian Guardia di Finanza plane, deployed by Frontex, detected a yacht suspected of drug trafficking. The plane immediately informed the operation coordination centre in Madrid which in turn deployed several vessels, including the French navy and Spanish Guardia Civil patrol boats. ... Read more
Technology Foresight on Biometrics: Progress update 2021-08-31 Recently, two new steps of the ongoing Technology Foresight on Biometrics project have been successfully completed. The research team managed to create a taxonomy of biometric technologies and carry out a Delphi survey to gather information on key technologies. A brief description on the outcome can be found in the attached newsletters. The development of the taxonomy of biometric technologies at the early stages of the study enabled the team to outline the technological landscape to be ... Read more
Congratulations to the graduates of the second class of Frontex Joint Master’s programme 2019-06-28 The second class of the Frontex Joint Master’s in Strategic Border Management programme celebrated their graduation at a ceremony in Riga, Latvia. The Joint Master’s programme is Europe’s only such specialised degree. It was developed by the agency, in collaboration with six partner universities and more than 20 EU border guard training organisations and academies. The programme aims to promote the highest standards at EU borders, while protecting and promoting fundamental rights in border ... Read more