FRONTEX

Today hundreds of North African immigrants in Lesvos are being registered. In the middle of last week it was decided that immigrants such as these should not be granted the monthly permit which allows them to stay in Greece...

The two-day European Union leader's summit concluded on Friday evening with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressing his satisfaction with the summit's events. “These were two days with positive decisions for our country. Within a difficult field and I would say within negative European...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, on the sidelines of the European Summit held in Brussels. The meeting focused on Frontex and migrant hotspot issues and Tsipras briefed Merkel on the progress of the works at...

The 28 European Union Member States on Thursday evening in Brussels unanimously decided the establishment of a common coast guard and border guard to protect Europe's borders. A six-month timeline is given for the adoption and implementation of the EU...

The European Union is looking to take a decisive step in establishing a more proactive border control in light of rising concern's over the union's security. Frontex, the EU's current border authority, could soon be in the past. The body largely has...

"We must all understand that our international obligation regarding the Schengen treaty is to effectively contribute to the battle against terrorism, which means immediate identification and recording of the migrants that enter into the country; the identification should be...

The European Commission is to send 1,000 Frontex staff in order to control Greek borders more efficiently, according to a Proto Thema report. The aim of the specialized Frontex staff is to block persons suspected of being linked with jihadist...

The European Commission put a temporary stop to scenarios about Greece being suspended from the Schengen Agreement, after a meeting of European justice ministers in Brussels on Friday. The threat to Greece, and to the future of the border-free zone,...

Greece asked for help from the European Union to secure its land and sea borders and care for the refugees arriving by the thousands daily, amid threats from suspension from the Schengen Agreement. Greece has been under pressure from its...

The EU border agency Frontex announced on Thursday an agreement with Greek authorities to expand its activities on the land border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Frontex will be assisting with the registration of third...