Tech News

'Mass surveillance, extreme power': How tech shapes Europe's borders

The EU's frontier is starting to resemble a science fiction film, say experts.

06/04/2023

World News

How does Frontex get away with 'plain murder'?

Evidence has amassed in recent years that Frontex has violated human rights at Europe’s borders – but the border agency is surprisingly hard to hold to account.

28/03/2023

Europe News

New Frontex chief vows to end illegal pushbacks of migrants at border

New Frontex chief vows to end illegal pushbacks of migrants at border

19/01/2023

Europe News

'Unprecedented pressure' as EU's borders face rising migrant numbers

Irregular migrant crossings into EU in 2022 reach level not seen in six years.

13/01/2023

Europe News

MEPs refuse to back Frontex's budget over human rights abuse reports

European lawmakers on Tuesday refused to approve the 2020 budget of the bloc's external border agency over serious misconduct allegations.

18/10/2022

Europe News

EU border agency Frontex 'covered up illegal migrant pushbacks'

A 120-page report from the EU's anti-fraud watchdog says Frontex was involved in covering up the illegal pushback of migrants from Greece to Turkey, violating their human rights.

14/10/2022

Europe News

EU watchdog probes Frontex, EEAS surveillance support to non-EU states

The EU Ombudsman launched investigations over concerns the two agencies might not have carried out necessary human rights risk and impact assessments before supporting third countries in the development of surveillance capabilities.

10/10/2022

Europe News

Frontex 'covered up' illegal migrant pushbacks by Greece: report

Frontex's former boss and some of its staff covered up the pushbacks and lied to MEPs about it, a leaked report by the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) states.

29/07/2022

Europe News

'Violent and illegal' migrant pushbacks must end now, EU warns Greece

Greece has been accused by NGOs of carrying out violent illegal pushbacks of migrants at its border with turkey and at sea. Athens denies the accusations.

04/07/2022

Europe News

EU gives fresh push to stalled migration pact

EU home affairs ministers achieved "major progress" in the negotiations around a long-stalled pact on migration and asylum.

10/06/2022

Switzerland

Swiss voters have their say on Netflix, Frontex and organ donations

But what did they decide?

16/05/2022

Europe News

MEPs refuse to approve Frontex's budget amid misconduct allegations

MEPs are withholding approval of Frontex's budget until they are allowed to see a report on alleged human rights violations by agency staff.

05/05/2022

World News

Frontex chief resigns over probe on human rights violations at borders

Fabrice Leggeri's resignation comes a day after an investigative report said the EU border agency had illegally forced back nearly 1,000 asylum seekers in the Aegean Sea.

29/04/2022

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

World News

Euroviews. 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