What is Frontex?
Frontex, the EU agency based in Warsaw, was created as a specialised and independent body tasked to coordinate the operational cooperation between Member States in the field of border security. The activities of Frontex are intelligence driven. Frontex complements and provides particular added value to the national border management systems of the Member States.
Latest news
and upcoming events
07-07-2010
Irregular immigration hits new low in first quarter 2010,...
The quarterly report by the Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) for the first three months of 2010 showed significant drops in all indicators of irregular migration at the external borders of the... more
24-06-2010
Frontex and CEPOL forge stronger strategic links
Today, Ilkka Laitinen, Frontex Executive Director, and Ferenc Bánfi, CEPOL Director met at CEPOL Secretariat to discuss the strategy for closer future cooperation between Frontex and CEPOL. more
Situation
at the external borders
09-07-2010
FRAN Quarterly Update
The Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) report coving the first three months of 2010 showed a significant drop in all indicators of irregular migration at the external borders of the EU. more
07-07-2010
Situation at the External Borders 2008/2009
The map describes the current situation at the external borders of the EU, including the main entry routes of irregular migration into the European Union: West African route, via Canary islands,... more
