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Frontex Continues To Inform Libyan Authorities About Migrant Boats

Frontex reaffirms commitment to informing Libyan authorities about migrant boats in trouble. Collaboration with NGOs stressed for saving lives at sea.

'We are asking for a public inquiry' into migrant deaths at sea: European Ombudsman

Alarmed by a recent series of maritime emergencies involving migrants trying to reach European shores, Europe's top ethics watchdog is calling on the EU’s authorities to open a public investigation into thousands of deaths in the Mediterranean Sea. European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly demanded an independent commission of inquiry as part…

France 24 · Mar 1, 2024

EU Rules Must Change To Avoid New Migrant Ship Tragedy: Ombudsman

Rules making the EU's border and coast guard agency Frontex dependent on national authorities need to change to avoid a repeat of a migrant ship tragedy off Greece last year that cost some 600 lives, an official probe concluded Wednesday.

International Business Times · Feb 28, 2024

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EU risks becoming 'complicit' in migrant deaths, watchdog warns

The European Union may be complicit in migrant deaths unless the border agency Frontex withdraws from countries that fail to rescue migrants at sea or violate their fundamental right, a report on Wednesday warned.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 28, 2024

Migrant Shipwreck Anniversary: Calls For Truth And Justice

Survivors and families commemorate tragic shipwreck in Crotone, Italy, demanding justice and accountability for migrant deaths.

Former head of Frontex to stand for far-right National Rally in European elections

The former director of the EU border agency Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, has announced that he has joined France's far-right National Rally and will stand for the party in European elections in June.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 18, 2024

Israel’s Gaza war threatens to shut down West’s fifth-gen fighter programme

A Dutch court has halted worldwide production of the F-35, citing potential complicity in Israeli human rights abuses.

Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2024

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EU leaders unveil €210m Mauritania deal in bid to curb people-smuggling

Plan includes energy and infrastructure projects with aim of strengthening stability in Sahel

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024

Finland set to again shut its entire border with Russia

The decision comes amid renewed asylum seekers arrivals that Helsinki has labelled a Russian hybrid attack.

Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2023

EU border agency helping search for missing crew after cargo ship sinks off Greece

The European Union’s border protection agency Frontex has joined the search for 12 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank in rough weather near the Greek island of Lesbos

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023

EU deploys border agents to Finland amid increase in asylum seeker arrivals

Finland has accused Russia of pushing asylum seekers to its eastern border, which Russia denies.

Al Jazeera · Nov 23, 2023

EU sends border police reinforcements to Finland over fears that Russia is behind a migrant influx

The European Union’s border agency says that it will send dozens of officers and equipment as reinforcements to Finland to help police its borders amid suspicion that Russia is behind an influx of migrants arriving to the country

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023

Finland blocks border crossings to stop migrants 'sent by Russia'

The Kremlin has denied the allegations

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2023

At EU borders, refugees report invasive genital searches during pushbacks

Refugees and legal experts say offensive, sexualised strip searches appear aimed at deterring further crossings.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2023

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The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Rishi Sunak says progress on bid to access EU intelligence on migrant crisis

The Prime Minister made the remarks as he attended the European Political Community summit in Spain.

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023

Britain ‘to get access to EU intelligence on migrant crisis in new deal’

Officials in London and Brussels have reportedly concluded the substance of an agreement which is in the ‘final stages’

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

UK ‘to get access to EU intelligence on migrant crisis in new deal’ – report

Officials in London and Brussels have reportedly concluded the substance of an agreement which is in the ‘final stages’.

Al Jazeera · Sep 17, 2023

EU chief promises ‘action plan’ as Italy sees surge of asylum seekers

EU chief empahsises need for surveillance via sea and land as Italian island of Lampedusa reports record arrivals.

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

UK nears agreement to cooperate with EU border force

Frontex deal would be Sunak’s third with EU as prime minister but would not address small boats crisis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

‘It was horrible’: Syrian man deported from Greece tells of family’s trauma

Man who has lost landmark case against Frontex says family’s ordeal has had a huge impact

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

Syrian refugee deported from Greece loses case against EU border agency

Ruling against man who claimed family were ‘pushback’ victims seen as blow to efforts to make Frontex accountable

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

More than 2,000 people missing at sea as use of deadliest route to EU doubles

Hundreds dying as route from Libya or Tunisia to Greece or Italy made in unseaworthy, overloaded boats

Radio France Internationale · Aug 2, 2023

EU border agency reports spike in illegal immigration

The European Union's border agency Frontex says that illegal immigration into the EU rose by ten percent in the first half of 2023 compared to a year ago, with Mediterranean routes accounting for most of the arrivals.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

The Guardian view on investigating a migrant tragedy: bereaved families deserve the truth

Editorial: Why was an effective search and rescue operation not mounted to save up to 750 people on board the Adriana, as it struggled off the Greek coast?

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

EU watchdog opens probe in role of bloc's border agency in Mediterranean shipwreck tragedy

The European Union’s official watchdog says it has opened a probe into the role of the bloc’s Frontex border agency in the shipwreck off Greece last month that is feared to have killed hundreds of people in the Mediterranean Sea

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