Q1 illegal border crossings into EU highest since 2016
The first quarter of this year was the busiest in terms of illegal border crossings at the EU’s external borders
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EU-funded project launched to foster operational cooperation between Europol, EU Member States and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine
Europol plays a central role among the Justice and Home Affairs agencies in fighting organised crime within and beyond the EU. While
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EU Digital COVID Certificate enters into application within the EU
The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation enters into application. This means that EU citizens and residents will now be able
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European Union provides passport readers to Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
The EU, together with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has donated 20 passport reader devices to the Ministry of
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European Commission proposes a trusted and secure Digital Identity for all Europeans
The European Commission has proposed a framework for a European Digital Identity which will be available to all EU citizens,
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Veridos reaches halfway point and first results in D4FLY project
Two years ago, the EU-funded “D4FLY” project started, with the aim of improving document and identity verification techniques at border-crossing
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Situation at EU external borders – Detections down because of drop in Eastern Mediterranean
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell 7% in the first three months of 2021 compared
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EU provides 30 vehicles to Georgian Border Police to combat irregular migration and cross-border crime
On 17 April, the EU together with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), donated 30 all-terrain vehicles to the Ministry
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Serious and Organised Crime in the EU: A corrupting influence
Today, Europol publishes the European Union (EU) Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, the EU SOCTA 2021. The SOCTA, published
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Strengthening Trust and Cooperation at the Eastern Border of the EU.
Current and Future trends in EU Border Management By Rimutis Klevečka, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Ambassador at Large
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EUBAM Libya: new Head of Mission appointed
Natalina Cea has been appointed Head of Mission of the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya. She will take
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UN refugee agency calls for ‘new chapter for refugee protection’ across Europe
As Portugal assumes the presidency of the European Union (EU), to be followed by Slovenia later this year, the UN
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30% Increase in Illegal Border Crossings at EU’s External Borders in November
The number of persons who attempted to cross Europe’s external borders illegally has marked a 30 per cent increase, in
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EU Agrees to Support Border Management & Common Visa Policy With €6.241 Billion Over Next 7 Years
The European Union Parliament and Council have reached a political deal to allocate an amount of €6.241 billion over the
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EU Experts Continue to Assess State Border Crossings of Ukraine
The assessment covered highway (Novi Yarylovychi), air (Boryspil), railway (Kuchurhan) and sea (Yuzhnyi Sea Port, Odessa Commercial Sea Port) border
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Security Union: A Counter-Terrorism Agenda and stronger Europol to boost the EU’s resilience
The European Commission has presented a new Counter-Terrorism Agenda for the EU to step up the fight against terrorism and violent extremism
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EU Parliament & Council Agree on Enhanced Information System for Visas in EU
The European Union Parliament and Council’s negotiators have reached a political agreement on the reformation of the Visa Information System
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BorderSens project begins to bear fruit
In recent weeks the first results of Bordersens, an EU funded project aimed at unravelling the electrochemical behaviour of certain
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