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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.

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 …

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 …

On 31 January 2024, Frontex and Europol signed a joint statement to further enhance their cooperation, particularly in the fields of combating migrant smuggling and human trafficking.

On 12 January 2024, Eurojust and the Republic of Panama signed a Working Arrangement to step up their cooperation against organised crime. Under the agreement, both parties shall develop and encourage strategic cooperation to combat serious and organised crime and terrorism. In addition, the functions …

Since 1 January 2024, the Presidency of the Council of the EU has been held by Belgium. Under the theme “Protect, Strengthen, Prepare”, the programme of the Belgian Presidency focuses on the following six thematic areas:Defending rule of law, democracy, and unityStrengthening the …

On 31 December 2023, the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU came to an end. Four priorities were set out under its six-month programme to focus efforts on:Promoting the reindustrialisation of the EU and its strategic autonomy;Advancing the green transition;Achieving …

On 11 December 2024, the EJN launched a new version of its website. Next to updates of the Atlas and Compendium, the website features a new section dedicated to its cooperation with partners, judicial networks, and non-EU countries. Users can now also find information …

On its meeting of 14 and 15 December 2023, the FRA Management Board appointed Ms Sirpa Rautio as the next FRA Director. Ms Sirpa Rautio has served many years in international and regional human rights organisations such as the UN, the Council of Europe, the …

Since 8 November 2023, Mr José Luis Ferreira Trindade has been a Eurojust National Member for Portugal. Mr Trindade can look back on a long-standing career with Eurojust, where he started as Assistant to the National Member in 2016 and then became Deputy National Member …