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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 18

    Today, was in Serbia to launch our fifth operation outside the EU. Starting this week, there are 44 Frontex officers working together with their Serbian colleagues to tackle cross-border crime. Thank you, Commissioner!

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  2. 16 hours ago

    Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri met with , who chairs the European Parliament’s . Among the topics they discussed was the agency’s growing operational support for Spain, especially on the Canary Islands

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  3. Jun 20

    Officers also provide information to asylum seekers about adequate procedures. Together with we have developed a Practical Guide on Access to the Asylum Procedure for law enforcement officers who are working in the first line at 🇪🇺 borders

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  4. Jun 20

    Border guards are often the first ones who come in contact with people fleeing wars and persecution. trains the officers so that they can identify those in need of protection and refer to national authorities

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  5. Retweeted
    Jun 19

    Our humanity is only as strong as our support for the most vulnerable people. The crisis has a disproportionate effect on refugees and vulnerable migrants. This , we reaffirm our commitment to end the pandemic everywhere and leave no one behind.

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  6. Retweeted
    Jun 18

    1/2 Mission to Serbia update 🚨 Proud, with Serbian Minister of the interior Aleksandar Vulin, to launch the first joint operation at Serbian border with Bulgaria. Frontex officers from 14 member states will work side by side…

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  7. Retweeted
    Jun 18

    Joint Statement by the and the High Representative on occasion of Sunday 20th June

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  8. Retweeted
    Jun 18

    Today released their annual Global Trends report on forced displacement. Despite the pandemic, the numbers of people forced to flee continued to rise: ➡️86% hosted in developing countries ➡️73% hosted in neighbouring countries

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  9. Jun 18

    sends officers to 🇪🇸 to help with border control and fighting crime ☑️Finding stolen cars ☑️Detecting fraudulent documents ☑️Stopping drug smuggling Watch our video to learn more

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  10. Jun 18

    We are launching operation Minerva together with to assist Spain with border control and fighting crime

    coordina y dirige la Operación MINERVA’21 junto a El objetivo principal es hacer frente a los retos de la y la gestión policial en las fronteras de los puertos de , y
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  11. Jun 17

    welcomes the recommendations and will continue to improve the visibility and access to the complaints mechanism

    We have asked to improve its overall accountability by: - ensuring people know there is a complaints mechanism they can use - improving how complaints are handled - making more information about its activities public Read all our suggestions:
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  12. Jun 16

    Despite challenges posed by 😷, month after month, we are developing our capacity to support member states at the external borders in the interest of 🇪🇺 citizens

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  13. Jun 16

    Exactly a year ago, we welcomed the first group of officers and today we already have nearly 400 officers working at 🇪🇺 borders. 200 are still undergoing their basic training in Spain and will soon join their colleagues in the field

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  14. Jun 16

    Yesterday and the General Secretariat of the Arab Interior Ministers Council organised a workshop on methodologies for quality control in integrated border management with 40 participants from Arab countries and 🇪🇺 institutions

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  15. Jun 15

    Over the weekend, spotted 19 boats with 800 people on board in the Central Mediterranean thanks to its aerial surveillance. As always, we alerted the rescue centres and continued to provide assistance. All the people have been rescued by Italian, Libyan and NGO vessels

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  16. Jun 15

    -based solutions are essential for ensuring smooth border crossings while maintaining high level of security. discussed the transparent, ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence in full respect of fundamental rights and data protection measures

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  17. Jun 15

    Today is holding a seminar on as part of our presidency of the network. Together with experts from agencies and institutions we are looking at how artificial intelligence can be used to make 🇪🇺 borders more secure

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  18. Jun 11

    The speedboat made several dangerous turns and all three people onboard fell into the sea. They remained in danger as the speedboat continued to circle them. officers had to shoot the engine of their speedboat before pulling all three suspects out of the water

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  19. Jun 11

    A few days ago, a helicopter co-financed by in our operation in 🇪🇸 helped track down a speedboat suspected of smuggling drugs. But it was not a usual action...

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  20. Jun 10

    🇵🇹 Feliz , de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas! 🇵🇹 Portugal supports Frontex operations around Europe and many members of our staff call Portugal their home. Obrigado!

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