Frontex K9 team helps Spain stop 4.6 tonnes of drugs worth EUR 26 million
Last weekend, a Frontex canine team from Portugal helped the Spanish authorities to confiscate record 4.6 tonnes of hashish with
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Frontex helping to bring innovation to future border control
Intuitive user interfaces and wearables supported by Artificial Intelligence and with Augmented Reality capabilities, 3D facial and iris verification technology
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Entry-Exit System pilot project at land borders
The European Union is moving forward with implementing various “smart borders” solutions that will make it easier for genuine travellers
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Frontex assists in first voluntary returns on chartered flights
This week, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, supported France with two charter flights for migrants who wanted
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The Spanish National Police directs coordinates Operation MINERVA’20 together with FRONTEX in the ports of Algeciras, Ceuta and Tarifa
The joint operation MINERVA 2020, led by the Spanish National Police and coordinated by the FRONTEX Agency, began last week
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Frontex launches its second operation outside the EU
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is launching an operation in Montenegro, its second outside the European Union.
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Stronger Together: EU Agencies Join Forces to Respond To COVID-19
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nine Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies (CEPOL, EASO, EIGE, EMCDDA, eu-LISA, Eurojust, Europol, FRA and Frontex) have been supporting the
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Frontex issues call for proposals to support the implementation of the Basic Training Programme for the European Border and Coast Guard Standing Corps Category 1
As part of our efforts to establish the European Border and Coast Guard standing corps, Frontex has issued a call
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Situation at EU external borders in May – Detections rebound from record lows
In May, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes rebounded from the previous month’s
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Frontex and FRA agree to establish fundamental rights monitors
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) have agreed to
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Situation at EU external borders in April – Detections lowest since 2009
In April, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell by 85% from the
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