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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 12h

International cooperation with non-EU countries is key to achieving integrated management of the EU’s external borders. Recently, a Frontex delegation met with Cape Verdean authorities to explore possible synergies and strengthen operational collaboration with partners across West Africa.

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social , David van Weel met with Frontex Executive Director Hans Leijtens at our headquarters in Warsaw. Together, with the Netherlands Frontex is committed to ensuring strong and effective European integrated border management. 🛡️

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 1d

❄️Winter has arrived early in Montenegro, even before Finland’s Lapland has turned white.

Yet our Frontex officers remain on duty, standing strong through cold, wind, and snow.

Day or night. Hot or cold. Always ready to protect Europe's borders💪

#Montenegro #WinterDuty #AlwaysReady

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 2d

✈️ Frontex has launched the next generation of FADO:

✔️ Faster checks, fewer false rejections
✔️ Better fraud detection
✔️ Consistent standards across Europe

Powered by harmonised, high-quality digital images of passports, IDs and visas, interoperable, secure, and built on EU law.

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 4d

196 new EU Border and Coast Guards officers induction on 8 October.

They’re part of the Frontex Standing Corps supporting Member States at the EU’s external borders.

Explore current vacancies 👉 www.frontex.europa.eu/careers/vaca...

#Frontex #EUBorderGuard

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 4d

🚀🌍🔭 Satellite data = faster decisions & smarter resource allocation.

We recently marked 🔟 Years of the Copernicus Programme at Frontex – thanks to our partners across the EU 🇪🇺
Learn more 👉 www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre...

#CopernicusProgramme #EarthObservation #Copernicus

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 5d

More details here 🔗 www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre...

EU external borders: irregular crossings fall 22% in the first 9 months of 2025

News about Frontex, events, meeting

www.frontex.europa.eu

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 5d

📢 Situation at EU external borders: First 9 months of 2025
📊 Irregular border crossings fall by 22%
📉 Western African, Western Balkan, and Eastern Land Border routes with strong declines
🚨 Central Mediterranean busiest route accounts for 40% of all arrivals
📈 Western Mediterranean sees 28% increase

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 6d

👮‍♂️🇪🇸 #Frontex attended Día de la Policía Nacional with Policía Nacional in Algeciras, Almería, Cartagena, Motril & Granada. This annual event honours the “Ángeles Custodios”, the symbols of protection and service. 🤝

Strengthen cooperation to safeguard Europe’s borders.

#Cooperation #Spain

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 6d

Finnish Minister of the Interior 🇫🇮 Mari Rantunen and Finnish Ambassador to Poland Päivi Laine met with Frontex Executive Director, Hans Leijtens to talk about strengthening and deepening cooperation to protect Europe’s external borders.

Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 8d

Members of the European Parliament 🇩🇪 Birgit Sippel and 🇮🇹 Cecilia Strada visited the Reception and Identification Centre in Pyli where Frontex supports Greek authorities with debriefing, fingerprinting and cultural mediation.

Transparency and dialogue drive better outcomes. 🇬🇷🇪🇺

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 10d

🎳 One night, two strikes ❗

Frontex officer Veronica at Tabanovce BCP, together with the authorities of North Macedonia, seized cannabis, cocaine, and other substances from two passengers. Sharp vigilance and strong cooperation keep our borders safe.

#BorderSecurity #NightShift #DoubleStrike

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 11d

💉 Colleagues across Frontex rolled up their sleeves for our first blood donation campaign, coming together across Europe to help save lives. Thank you to everyone involved. 💪🩹

#EuropeanSolidarity #Frontex #BloodDonation

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 11d

Colleagues across Frontex rolled up their sleeves for our first blood donation campaign, coming together across Europe to help save lives. Thank you to everyone involved. 💪🩹

#EuropeanSolidarity #Frontex #BloodDonation

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 12d

Happy German Unity Day! 🇩🇪

Alexander (German Federal Police), seconded to Frontex:
· “exchange views… solve problems together.”
· “In every assignment I’ve learnt something new.”
· “Talking and listening… matters most.”
· It’s “worth standing up for every single day.”

Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 13d

Learn more about the new Frontex handbook: www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre...

Frontex launches updated Contingency Planning Handbook to help Member States move from alert to action during border crises

News about Frontex, events, meeting

www.frontex.europa.eu

Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 13d

For everyday travellers and families, good contingency planning means: safer crossings, quicker help when things go wrong, clear information, and smarter use of public money, all while tackling smuggling more effectively.

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 14d

Celebrating Cyprus Independence Day!
We're honouring the island's rich history, resilience, and culture today. One of our Information Officers, Kyriaki, shares what this day means to her: "I'm proud to represent my country in a European organization that protects citizens from cross-border crime."

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 15d

Learn more: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/mig...

home-affairs.ec.europa.eu

Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 15d

⏰ The clock is ticking to June 2026 for the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.
We hosted a Screening Implementation Workshop in Warsaw with Member States and key partners to coordinate the screening, so arrivals are identified, checked & referred quickly, with full respect for fundamental rights.

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 17d

🏯 #TourismExpoJapan 2025
This week we have been in Nagoya. #ETIAS starting at the end of next year. Big thanks to European Travel Commission and Japan Association of Travel Agents #JATA for supporting awareness!

Read more about ETIAS: europa.eu/etias
#TravelToEurope #ツーリズムEXPOジャパン #TEJ2025

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 19d

A Brazilian passenger who travelled to 🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle was carrying 💊 2+ kgs of cocaine, concealed among her clothes and inside her stomach!

Unfortunately for her, the efforts of Frontex and the Police Nationale turned this trip into a one-way ticket to the hospital and the justice system.

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 20d

Forged documents are the gateway to organized crime. #Frontex effectively counters this threat by detecting document fraud at EU and Partners’ borders.
We have delivered the first piece of equipment Doculus Lumus® devices, to strengthen border checks and surveillance in the Western Balkans.

Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 21d

Over the past few years Frontex has been strengthening cooperation with countries in West Africa and The Gambia has proven to be a reliable partner in the region 🇪🇺 🇬🇲
Last week, a delegation from the Gambian Immigration Department visited Frontex HQ to discuss our cooperation strategy 🤝

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 22d

Celebrating 10 years of Copernicus! 🪐

This EU space programme has been a game-changer for border management, providing timely and accurate data and Frontex is proud to be a part of Copernicus’s journey 🔭

#copernicus #EUSpace #innovati

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