Human traffickers arrested in Italy
The alleged smugglers were filmed by the European border agency Frontex, appearing to transfer a total of 81 migrants from their fishing boat to a smaller boat not far from Italian waters.
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Frontex: Migration situation has improved significantly
The illegal immigration situation in the EU has "significantly improved," with 30,000 irregular crossings of EU borders since the start of 2019, Fabrice Leggeri, the director of the European Union border agency Frontex, said in a recent interview.
Greek coastguard and Frontex stop 234 migrants in the Aegean
The migrants were trying to get from Turkey to EU country Greece, which has seen a large number of arrivals recently. Boats continue to arrive despite the pact between the EU and Turkey, which allows Greece to sent rejected asylum seekers back to Turkey.
EU's Frontex border force deploys teams to Albania to halt migrants
The EU's border protection agency has deployed teams to Albania to support police there in stopping illegal immigration. This is Frontex's first mission outside EU territory, with Brussels dubbing it a "game changer."
Frontex: Drop in migrant arrivals to Europe
The EU border agency Frontex says the number of detected illegal border crossings into the EU has continued to fall. In the first trimester of 2019, the total was 27 percent lower than a year ago.
Albania-EU accord on border management comes into force
An agreement between the European Union and Albania to manage the country's borders has officially come into force. Agents from the EU border agency Frontex will be deployed there to fight irregular immigration and trafficking.
Migrants found trying to row boat to Sardinia
The Italian Coast Guard on Thursday intercepted a boat off the Sardinian coast with nine people onboard including two under age 18. The nine were trying to row their way to shore.
European Parliament calls for more EU border guards
The European Parliament has called for an expansion of the EU's border protection authority. However, concerns over jurisdiction are giving many member states reason for pause.
Dramatic drop in migrant arrivals in the Central Mediterranean
The European border agency Frontex says the number of migrants arriving in Europe by boat via the Central Mediterranean has nearly halved. In the past three months, the agency says the number of arrivals has fallen by 92 percent.
EU looks to expand coast guard by 2027
The expansion of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex will be gradual, but slower than what was initially proposed. It still has to be approved by the EU parliament and member states.
No burning crisis of migration, says EU border agency
Europe is facing 'no burning crisis' of people crossing its external borders, according to the EU’s border and coastguard agency, Frontex. But despite a drop in arrivals, the agency says stronger border controls are needed.
EASO says asylum requests down 10 percent in 2018
European Union countries plus Norway and Switzerland saw a 10 percent drop in international protection requests in 2018 compared with 2017. The EU border agency, Frontex, also says arrivals via the Central Mediterranean route in January were 73 percent down on the previous month.