Frontex RABIT Deployment to Greece Extended Until March 2011
07-12-2010
Warsaw, December 7, 2010 — Frontex Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen signed a decision on December 3 authorising an extension of the Agency’s deployment of Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABITs) to the Greek-Turkish land border. more
Operation Meteor Records Increased Irregular Migration at Bucharest Airport
01-12-2010
Warsaw, December 1, 2010 — The Meteor 2010 Joint Operation at Bucharest’s Otopeni (Henri Coanda) International Airport in Romania came to an end on November 29. The Frontex-coordinated operation was launched on November 17 to counter irregular immigration more
Frontex estimates illegal border crossings on the Greek Turkish border have diminished by 44% by the end of November
30-11-2010
ATHENS, 30 November 2010 – On the basis of operational data gathered during the deployment of the Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABIT 2010), Frontex estimates that at the end of November 2010 there has been an overall decrease of 43,7% in the number of more
Papoutsis, Besson, Malmström and Laitinen Visit RABIT Operational Area
05-11-2010
Orestiada, November 5 — Greek Minister of Citizen Protection Christos Papoutsis, French Minister of Immigration Éric Besson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström and Frontex Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen visit RABIT operation area more
