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Frontex Annual Report 2022 
21 April 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 February 2023, Frontex published its annual report for 2022. Given that the Agency faced a series of internal turbulences in 2022, the report gives account on several changes in Frontex governance. Read more
EU Frontex
Irregular Border Crossings in 2022 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 13 February 2023, Frontex published the figures for irregular border crossings in the year 2022. With around 330,000 detected, irregular border crossings, the figure is the highest since 2016. In addition, the number had increased by 64% compared to 2021. Between 24 February … Read more
EU Frontex
Grant to Ukrainian Border Guards 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 23 January 2023, Frontex and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine signed a grant agreement to support Ukrainian border officers in performing their duties during the winter months. The grant, which was signed remotely, is endowed with €12 million. It covers equipment used … Read more
EU Ukraine conflict Frontex
New Officers Join the European Standing Corps 
26 January 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In the second week of December 2022, another 323 standing corps officers graduated from their basic training and are now full-fledged members of the European standing corps. The European Border and Coast Guard standing corps is tasked with helping to make the Schengen Area stronger … Read more
EU Frontex
Frontex's Annual Implementation Report 2021 
30 December 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 18 November 2022, Frontex published its Annual Implementation Report for the year 2021. The report provides dashboards, statistics, numbers, and figures on the agency’s work with regard to the pool of forced-return monitors, the contribution of statutory staff to the standing corps, Member States' … Read more
EU Frontex
Council Gives Green Light for New Frontex Agreements with Western Balkans 
27 December 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 18 November 2022, the Council authorised the opening of negotiations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia to broaden agreements on Frontex cooperation. Read more
EU Frontex
Pilot Project for Self-Registration at Borders 
1 December 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Frontex, together with the French Ministry of the Interior, is currently testing a website for the impact of self-registration on overall processing times and the potential of a self-serviced mobile application to further improve border control. Test participants are non-EU citizens coming to the EU … Read more
EU Frontex
Frontex Reacted to OLAF Report 
30 November 2022 (updated 2 years, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2022
After media leaks of an OLAF report on misconducts in relation to Frontex's operational activities, the Agency reacted on 14 October 2022, clarifying the state of play of remedial measures. Read more
EU OLAF Frontex
2021 Report of the Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights 
30 November 2022 (updated 2 years, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2022
On 17 October 2022, the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published the annual report for the year 2021. The report outlines the main observations and recommendations that the Forum raised throughout the year with Frontex to strengthen fundamental rights protection in Frontex activities. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Frontex
Frontex Discharge for 2020 in Limbo 
30 November 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Despite efforts to address criticism of its activities, financial and personal management, and transparency policy, Frontex was unable to convince MEPs to take a favourable discharge decision on Frontex's 2020 accounts. MEPs refused the discharge on 18 October 2022, arguing, inter alia, that there are still structural problems which must be solved. Read more
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Frontex Annual Risk Analysis 2022/2023 
28 October 2022 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2022
On 7 October 2022, Frontex released its Risk Analysis for 2022/2023, a comprehensive report presenting the situation at the EU’s external borders and the future challenges for the European border management community. Read more
EU Frontex
Opening of Risk Analysis Cell in Mauritania 
30 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Within the framework of the Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC), Frontex and Mauritanian authorities opened a risk analysis cell in Nouakchott on 20 September 2022. Risk analysis cells collect and analyse data on cross-border crime, such as information on illegal border crossings, document fraud, trafficking in … Read more
EU Frontex Trafficking in Human Beings
Launch of High-Level Network on Returns 
20 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 8 September 2022, the first High-Level Network on Returns was launched, comprising expert representatives from Member States and Schengen Associated Countries` institutions responsible for returns. The network aims at coordinating the efforts made by all Member States to ensure effective returns on the EU … Read more
EU Frontex
Irregular Entries at Peak Level 
19 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
By the end of August 2022, Frontex recorded the highest total of irregular entries in the January-August period since 2016. With 188,200 irregular entries detected at the external borders of the EU in the first eight month of 2022, the number had increased by 75% … Read more
EU Frontex
Frontex' Cooperation with Third Countries 2021 
2 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of June 2022, Frontex issued its annual report on the agency's cooperation with third countries for the year 2021. The report sets out the respective highlights in 2021, the dialogues and cooperation frameworks that were continued and/or established over the past year, the agency’s technical and operational cooperation, and capacity-building measures. Read more
EU Frontex
International Handbook to Combat Fire-Arms Smuggling by Frontex 
28 July 2022 (updated 4 years, 1 month ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of July 2022, Frontex published an international version of its Handbook on Firearms for Border Guards and Customs Officers. The handbook contains the latest information on firearms, their parts and ammunition, associated documentation, and the phenomenon of firearm trafficking itself. It also … Read more
EU Frontex