๐ 140+ #StandingCorps #Frontex officers from Europe now posted in Serbia, bolstering knowledge & skills exchange w/ local border guards! ๐ค Deputy Executive Director Lars Gerdes visits #Gradinje border post on his Western Balkans tour, celebrating our collaborative team! ๐ชโฆ
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1649372156730417156
#StandingCorps #Frontex #Gradinje
Deputy head of #Frontex Lars Gerdes is meeting with border guards of North Macedonia and @Frontex #standingcorps officers at #tabanovce check point. Excellent cooperation at the border
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1649085024518455298
#Frontex #StandingCorps #tabanovce
Frontex has more than 2 000 #StandingCorps on the ground each month. Our officers come from different countries and represent different faiths.
Orthodox Easter is observed in nine countries where we are present. Happy holidays to those who celebrate today! ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1647502585560207360
#Frontex officers working at the Paris Orly airport have recently received access to national databases. From now on, they will perform first-line checks on persons and documents.
25 #StandingCorps officers support France at its air borders
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1644276540778192896
Happy Independence Day, Greece! ๐ฌ๐ท๐ช๐บ
545 #StandingCorps officers, as well as 11 boats, 2 aircraft and 34 patrol cars are currently deployed to Greece as part of three operations taking place at land, sea and air borders
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1639545907258568704
Frontex ist happy mit 545 Sicherheitskrรคften, elf Booten, zwei Flugzeugen und 34 Fahrzeugen Griechenland bei illegalen Pushbacks zu unterstรผtzen.
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Happy Independence Day, Greece! ๐ฌ๐ท๐ช๐บ
545 #StandingCorps officers, as well as 11 boats, 2 aircraft and 34 patrol cars are currently deployed to Greece as part of three operations taking place at land, sea and air borders
https://twitter.com/Frontex/status/1639545907258568704
Happy St. Patrickโs Day, Ireland! โ๏ธ
We spoke with Jonathan, the first #StandingCorps officer from ๐ฎ๐ช, currently working at the Greek-Turkish border.
โIt can only be described as a Herculean accomplishment, creating Europeโs first uniformed force."
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1636750730429349888
Detecting a stolen vehicle at border crossing point? Not an issue if you are an experienced Frontex officer! ๐
Recently, a Czech #StandingCorps officer specialised in motor vehicle crime detection, trained Slovak border officers in the local coordination centre ๐จ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฐ
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1636361927013330945
Meet Nuria and Dimitar, Frontex #StandingCorps officers working in Greece ๐ฌ๐ท
Before, they were both members of the national police forces in their countries. What made them look for international challenges?
Find out: https://www.facebook.com/frontex/posts/pfbid0A7NB6YsfFvjjEqhJaDcem6ypfPmraMy3sipmXYuDudhscLUfWK3EdKy6DuzpvJbrl
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1635655670073573379
#Frontex has launched a pilot training on return and reintegration counselling.
14 #StandingCorps return specialists took part in its first iteration
Learn more: https://frontex.europa.eu/media-centre/news/focus/return-counselling-BXc51Q
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1631322217240821765
Happy Independence Day, Estonia! ๐ช๐ช ๐ช๐บ
We spoke with Olga, a #StandingCorps officer from ๐ช๐ช currently working at the Bulgarian-Serbian border:
โMaking new friends from all over the EU is the most rewarding part of this job for me.โ
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1629060388732956672
Greetings from our officers at the Estonian-Russian border!
#Frontex deploys 800 #StandingCorps officers in operation Terra, along EUโs easter border.
In Estonia, 33 officers help local authorities with border surveillance and checks, detecting vehicle crime and document fraud.
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1627619996003192837
RT @matthimon: #Spain wants #Frontex #StandingCorps in #Gibraltar, but negotiations with United Kingdom on an agreement still ongoing, so no details given by EU Commission:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2022-003881-ASW_EN.pdf
Question by @oezlemademirel
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/OezlemADemirel/status/1626173160855900160
#Spain #Frontex #StandingCorps #Gibraltar
Kalotina and Sofia, Bulgaria: Deputy Head of Frontex Lars Gerdes is meeting with local authorities and #Frontex #standingcorps officers on the spot. Frontex currently supports Bulgaria with 132 officers and staff
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1622625330031648768
Our colleagues working in Albania wish you a great week! ๐ฆ๐ฑ
#Frontex currently supports the Albanian authorities with 130 #StandingCorps officers
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1620001101830574081
Meet Athanasios, an officer from Greece working at the Bulgarian-North Macedonian border ๐ฌ๐ท ๐ง๐ฌ
Off duty โ a student of economics, on duty โ a stolen car expert ๐
Find out more about his work and what motivated him to join the European #StandingCorps
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1617084787482660864
During Christmas, many of us travel across borders to be with loved ones. #Frontex #standingcorps officers help national authorities make travels smoother also during holidays. Frontex Dep. Exec. Dir. Lars Gerdes visited Paris airport today to thank the officers for their work.
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1607424669480517632
๐จ Busy week for #StandingCorps officers at ๐ช๐บ external borders:
We helped national authorities detect 85 fraudulent documents, 60 kg of cocaine 6 stolen cars and 2000 tonnes of illicit waste ๐
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1605116543574032384
With the #StandingCorps, EUโs first uniformed law enforcement service, #Frontex has transformed into an operational arm of the EU. Hundreds of officers are taking part in operations at the external borders of the European Union and beyond
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1603791360544460803
Frontex coordinated a large-scale operation against illicit waste trafficking across EU external borders with great support from @Europol and @EUAntiFraud
Our #StandingCorps officers supported local authorities when performing border checks.
๐ฆ๐: https://n.respublicae.eu/Frontex/status/1603714419845988353