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.
News
06-08-2007
Joint Operation Nautilus 2007 – the end of the first phase
The first phase of the Operation Nautilus took place in June and July 2007. The objective of it was to strengthen the control of the Central Mediterranean maritime border using technical means of several Member States and also to support Maltese more
11-06-2007
Frontex - Facts and Myths
Having realised there is some misunderstanding in the European press on the role of Frontex, I have decided to clarify its mission on the eve of the adoption of the Regulation on the creation Rapid Border Intervention Teams (Rabits). more
05-06-2007
Illegal migration of Moldovan nationals targeted
The total of 31 officers from 14 Member States participated in a joint operation coordinated by Frontex with the aim to tackle illegal migration of Moldovan nationals. more
24-05-2007
European Patrols Network
European Patrols Network (EPN) project has been launched today. The EPN is a permanent regional border security concept that enables the synchronization of national measures of the Member States and their integration to joint European activities. more
