Greece Investigation claims Frontex involved in Aegean sea migrant pushbacks A new investigation claims that the EU's border agency, Frontex, has been involved in forcing back over 950 refugees and migrants in the Aegean sea between March 2020 and September 2021. 28/04/2022
Europe News EU sees big rise in migrant entries not including Ukraine: Frontex The number of migrants crossing into the EU this year is the highest since the 2016 migration crisis, says the EU border agency Frontex. 19/04/2022
France Frontex plane arrives in northern France to combat people smuggling The EU border agency aircraft was deployed a week after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated in the Channel. 02/12/2021
world news Illegal border crossings have risen beyond 2019 levels, says Frontex The number of illegal border crossings is up 45% more than in 2019 but is still below the levels seen in 2015. 23/11/2021
View Poland can and must follow EU migration norms | View While the EU takes a hard stance against Belarus, Poland must also face up to its responsibilities toward vulnerable asylum seekers, say the Open Society Initiative for Europe's Magdalena Majkowska-Tomkin and Manos Moschopoulos 12/11/2021
Albania Albania cracks down on migrant arrivals via new Balkan route to the EU Police data show Albania has seen a rise in arrests for illegal entry this year, as numbers of migrants trying to reach Albania have skyrocketed. 30/09/2021
Poland Fifth migrant dies at Poland-Belarus border as UN calls for protection Thousands of migrants, mostly from the Middle East, have crossed or attempted to cross the EU border from Belarus in recent months. 24/09/2021
world news Illegal border crossings into EU rebound sharply in 2021 A total of 124,000 illegal border crossings were recorded in 2020. So far this year Frontex has observed more than 82,000. 12/08/2021
Senegal EU funds for African IDs: migration regulation tool or data risk? More people in Africa cannot prove their identity than anywhere else in the world. EU funding is changing that to fight illegal migration — but data protection is a worry 30/07/2021
Uncovering Europe How Frontex became the most contentious EU agency The EU's external border agency is facing the most serious crisis of confidence in its history just as it prepares to expand its mandate, budget and personnel. 29/07/2021
Lithuania Frontex to 'significantly' up support along Lithuania-Belarus border Frontex said in a statement that it will more than double its number of officers and patrol cars in Lithuania. 11/07/2021
Greece Amnesty accuses Greece of 'systematic' policy of migrant pushbacks Athens has disputed reports accusing Greek border police of violent returns of refugees and migrants to Turkey. 23/06/2021
The Cube EU border agency Frontex criticised by NGOs for photo competition NGOs have described the competition as a "Contest of Shame" and published photos that they say "reflect the reality of the situation" 10/05/2021
Europe News EU plans to boost power of border agency Frontex raise eyebrows The move from the European Commission raised concerns due to the ongoing investigations surrounding the border control agency. 27/04/2021
Europe News MEPs to personally investigate Frontex amid pushback allegations Members of the European Parliament will conduct a fact-finding mission to shed light on the accusations surrounding the EU's border control agency. 24/02/2021
world news Asylum 'under attack' at Europe's borders, UN refugee agency says “With so few arrivals to Europe, this should be a manageable situation. It is regrettable that the issue of asylum remains politicised and divisive despite such declining numbers," said UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Gillian Triggs. 28/01/2021
Europe News EU migration chief welcomes Frontex suspension of operations in Hungary EU migration chief welcomes the decision of Frontex to suspend operations in Hungary 28/01/2021
world news Frontex chief told to handover details on 3 migrant pushback claims Fabrice Leggeri says he is "working closely" with investigators to get them the missing information after they expressed concern over the time it had taken. 22/01/2021
Europe News EU migration chief urges Frontex to clarify pushback allegations Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, calls on Frontex, the EU’s border agency, to clarify accusations of involvement in migrant pushbacks. 20/01/2021
Europe News EU's border agency Frontex probed over migrant pushback claims The investigation comes after MEPs called for Frontex's director to resign over alleged migrant pushbacks. 12/01/2021
world news Overall migration down, EU says, amid sharp rise in sea crossings The bloc's border agency says many more people attempted crossings from north and west Africa in 2020 08/01/2021
world news Illegal border crossings into EU surge as coronavirus fears ease In April, Frontex recorded just 900 illegal border crossings since 2009. In May, it was 4,300. 15/06/2020
Greece Frontex operation in Greece "lacks legal basis" Frontex has to operate while respecting European and human rights law, and this cannot be the case when migrants cannot apply for asylum. 10/03/2020
world news Irregular migration to EU 'at lowest level since 2013' — Frontex Preliminary figures show 139,000 irregular migrants were detected at EU external borders last year — 92% lower than at the peak of the migrant crisis. 10/01/2020
View Automated technologies at EU borders and the future of Fortress Europe ǀ View The deployment of new technologies [...] to automate EU border security systems, raises multiple human rights concerns. While the past and present human rights implications of Fortress Europe have been widely catalogued, future ones [...], urgently need addressing. 27/03/2019
View The European Parliament is intent on paralysing the EU’s muscle on migration spending ǀ View The EU needs financial flexibility to support non-EU governments in preventing undocumented departures and taking back their own nationals. 20/03/2019
