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Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, helps EU and Schengen-associated countries manage their external borders.

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Migrants from Sub-Saharan countries on a boat after they were rescued.

Migrant smugglers: Who are they?

Migrant smugglers: Who are they?

Around 90% of migrants who cross EU borders illegally use smugglers. Who are these smugglers, and how do they operate?
MigrationJune 29, 2023
Border fence with barbed wire

New Frontex boss vows to protect human rights

New Frontex boss vows to protect human rights

Hans Leijtens takes over as new Frontex chief pledging to change the agency's credibility. Will he be able to deliver?
PoliticsFebruary 28, 2023
A dinghy full of refugees being rescued by a Spanish NGO, Open Arms, off the Libyan coast.

Migration: The European Union's perennial conundrum

Migration: The European Union's perennial conundrum

The recurring conundrum of how to sort out the dysfunctional EU migration system returns to the stage this week.
MigrationFebruary 8, 2023
Three people monitoring video screens at the Greek border patrol control room at the Evros River

Abuse accusations leveled against Frontex, Greece

Abuse accusations leveled against Frontex, Greece

A report from the EU's Anti-Fraud Office paints a dark picture of the bloc's border agency as well as Greek affiliates.
Human RightsOctober 21, 2022
Police officer Dimosthenis Kamargios looks at an electronic surveillance pylon near the village of Lagyna on the Greek side of the Greek-Turkish border

Is Greece failing to use EU-funded border surveillance?

Is Greece failing to use EU-funded border surveillance?

A recent incident on the Turkish border has raised questions about Greece's use of surveillance technology in the area.
PoliticsSeptember 8, 2022
Outlaw Ocean Project | Journalist Ian Urbina

Investigating Libya's migrant prisons

Investigating Libya's migrant prisons

Award-winning investigative journalist Ian Urbina talks to Inside Europe’s Kate Laycock about the death of a man named Aliou Candé, and the wider context of Europe’s complicity in the brutal detention of migrants in Libyan jails.
PoliticsDecember 16, 202106:07 min
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