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Frontex 2023 in Brief 
11 March 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
On 16 February 2024, Frontex presented the highlights of 2023 and the main operational achievements in the form of its digital leaflet "2023 in brief". Looking back to 2023, Frontex main achievements include the following:Employed 2500 EU border guards on average each … Read more
EU Frontex
Working Agreement between Frontex and EUAM 
8 March 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
On 19 February 2024, Frontex and the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) signed a working agreement to strengthen their cooperation in combating cross-border crime and dealing with irregular migration at the EU’s eastern borders. The agreement is another step towards enhanced … Read more
EU Ukraine conflict Frontex
EP Resolution on Frontex Fact-Finding Investigation 
15 January 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2023
In a resolution, MEPs highlight the need for a well-functioning European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to help member states manage the EU’s external borders. Read more
EU Frontex
Action for Damages against Frontex Dismissed 
9 January 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2023
On 13 December 2023, the General Court issued an order in Case T-136/22 Hamoudi v Frontex, dismissing the action for damages of the Syrian national against Frontex. He claimed that he had been sent back out to sea the same day he arrived in … Read more
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2023 Saw Marked Increase in Irregular Border Crossings 
29 December 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2023
With over 355,300 irregular border crossings from January to November 2023, the year 2023 witnessed a 17% increase in the number of detections of irregular border crossings, marking the highest value recorded since 2016. The largest increase was on the Western African route, the … Read more
EU Frontex
Draft Resolution on Frontex Fact-Finding Investigation 
27 November 2023 (updated 2 years, 7 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 26 October 2023, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (LIBE) adopted a draft resolution, wrapping up the fact-finding investigation by the Working Group on Frontex Scrutiny (→ eucrim 3/2021, 148-149). In summary, the resolution calls … Read more
EU Frontex
First-Line Border Checks outside the EU 
20 November 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In October 2023, Frontex officers carried out first-line border checks at a border outside the EU for the first time. As part of Frontex's Joint Operation Moldova, it was the first comprehensive operational activity in a non-EU country that included land and air borders and … Read more
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Frontex Published Risk Analysis 2023/2024 
13 October 2023 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2023
In its annual Risk Analysis for the year 2023/2024, Frontex provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges at the EU’s external borders, especially irregular migration, secondary movements and returns as well as cross-border crime. According to the report, in 2022, about 332,000 illegal border-crossings at … Read more
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Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer Published 2022 Report 
1 September 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer released the annual report providing an overview of the monitoring and advisory activities performed in 2022. Read more
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2022 Annual Report of the Frontex Consultative Forum 
30 August 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
End of June 2023, the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its tenth annual report for 2022. The report outlines the main observations and recommendations that the Forum raised throughout the year with Frontex to strengthen fundamental rights protection in the agency's activities. Read more
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Joint Action Days Against Cross-Border Crime 
28 July 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A weeklong operation took place at the end of June 2023, involving 12 EU and EU-associated countries in Central and South-Eastern Europe, Frontex, Eurojust, Europol and INTERPOL. The international operation led to the arrests of 108 people smugglers. It was conducted by Frontex standing corps … Read more
EU Frontex Organised Crime Trafficking in Human Beings Law Enforcement Cooperation
Frontex Signs MoU with Albania 
20 July 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 6 June 2023, Frontex and Albania signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation on the protection of fundamental rights in Frontex operational activities in Albania. Read more
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Pilot Project on Command Structure Launched 
30 June 2023 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2023
In mid-June 2023, Frontex and Romania launched a new operational pilot project at Romania’s external border with Moldova and Ukraine. The project aims to test a new command structure in order to further strengthen the effectiveness of Frontex operations. The growing number of officers deployed … Read more
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Almost 900,000 Counterfeit Products Seized in Anti-Smuggling Operation 
31 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of May 2023, a major anti-smuggling operation (Operation Pirates 1) was carried out by 15 EU Member States and Frontex with the support of Europol, OLAF, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the Customs Eastern and South-Eastern Land Border Expert Team … Read more
EU Frontex Counterfeiting & Piracy Law Enforcement Cooperation
First Reintegration Conference Held 
31 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 24 May 2023, Frontex hosted its first annual reintegration conference. The conference was directed at authorities from EU and Schengen countries, Frontex reintegration partners, the European Commission, and international experts on migration. Read more
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Frontex' Joint Operation in North Macedonia 
24 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Based on the status agreement between North Macedonia and the EU, which entered into force on 1 April 2023, Frontex launched a joint operation at the external border of North Macedonia on 20 April 2023. With the help of more than 100 European border guards, … Read more
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