www.frontex.europa.eu/2025-in-brief/

Migration routes evolve fast. In 2025, detections of irregular border crossings at the EU’s external borders fell 26% to 178,000, the lowest since 2021. But pressure didn’t disappear; it shifted between corridors as routes evolved and smuggling networks influenced movements. Learn more (link below).

Finance Agent (FGIII) | Europol European Union’s law enforcement agency

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🇪🇺 Are you a Finance professionals interested in contributing to the EU's mission? Join us at Europol, Frontex, CEPOL, EUAA, EUDA, or eu-LISA.

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✅ 36 months of joint border patrols.
✅ Integration of cutting-edge technology.
✅ Reinforced regional stability and solidarity.

We are proud of what we have achieved together and even more excited for what’s next💪

#Frontex #NorthMacedonia

3 years. 1 mission 🇪🇺🤝🇲🇰

What does three years of cooperation look like? It looks like the 20 moments captured here. Colleagues from across Europe and North Macedonia working shoulder-to-shoulder to keep our borders safe.

🤝 Stronger partnerships in border management today prepare us for the challenges of tomorrow.

Learn more: www.frontex.europa.eu/our-partners...

🔀 Migration challenges cross borders. So does Frontex cooperation.

Frontex hosted a delegation from Bangladesh.

The focus was on combating smuggling and trafficking, with full respect for human rights and protection of vulnerable groups.

They also started planning the next phase of the programme, running 2027 to 2030.

10 years in, the aim is the same: border and asylum systems that work and respect rights.

Full story: www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre...

Meeting in Montenegro, they picked four things to focus on:

• People arriving for different reasons
• Fair asylum systems
• Returns, and alternatives to detention
• Being ready for sudden rises in arrivals

The EU and six Western Balkan partners have agreed a new plan for working together on migration and asylum until 2030.

More in “2025 in brief” www.frontex.europa.eu/2025-in-brief/

Portugal: 136 test flights across four counter-drone systems, with 64 drones stopped using electronic measures and physical interception.

Innovation in 2025: Frontex helped test and prove new tools for surveillance and situational awareness. Bulgaria: a multi-layered Tactical UAS pilot covered 8,000+ km² and generated 343 flight hours.

Day 2 of the workshop on Advancing EU Maritime Drone Capabilities organised by Frontex and Guardia Costiera showed how dialogue turns innovation into real-word impact.

EU cooperation is key so safer seas 🇪🇺

#UXV

Future-proofing our security architecture 🛡️

Unmanned and remotely piloted systems are no longer a future concept – they are already shaping the way we operate in the maritime domain.

🧭 Eastern Mediterranean was the busiest route (30% of all entries)
🔻 Western African saw the steepest drop (-83%)
🔺 Western Mediterranean was the only major route to see an increase (+66%)

Full report: www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre...

Irregular border crossings into the EU fell 39% in Q1 2026 to just over 21 400 📉, the continued downward trend driven in part by poor weather across the main routes 🌧️

Today’s workshop organised by Frontex and Guardia Costiera brings experts together to assess gaps and explore practical ways to better integrate these technologies into coast guard operations.

#UXV

Turning innovation into real impact 🌊

Unmanned Operational Vehicles are reshaping maritime surveillance in the EU, but their full potential is still untapped.

Charity bridges cultural diversity 🇪🇺

Frontex officers deployed in Bulgaria and Romania joined once again the national Border Police in humanitarian activities.

"Good deeds have no boundaries. Regardless of our native traditions, we respect the hosts and their customs" said one EU border guard.

What happens at Europe's borders is shaped by events far beyond them. So, we work hard to strengthen cooperation with partners beyond the EU to improve situational awareness and operational response.

Learn more: www.frontex.europa.eu/2025-in-brief/

The next step will be the launch of European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) for pre-travel authorisation.

🌍📲️ Digital transformation for safer borders.️

✈Big changes at Europe’s borders!

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is now fully operational 🇪🇺

This means:
📲 Replacing passport stamps with digital records
🧬 Helping detect identity fraud and overstayers

From land, to air, to sea - interested in learning more about Frontex’s mission? Our exhibition is open to study visits.

Find out more by following this link 👉 www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre...

See how we operate with your own eyes 👁️👁️

VR goggles, document readers, and fingerprint scanners are waiting for you at our new Operations Exhibition.

Items used by Europe’s border guards, scale models, and virtual reality goggles are there to give you an immersive experience of field scenarios.

EU Campaign to Combat Human Trafficking: End Human Trafficking. Break the Invisible Chain YouTube video by EU Home Affairs

Trafficking in human beings is one of the most profitable forms of organised crime, generating billions of euros for criminal networks.

🫵How can you support fighting it?
🔹Learn 10 signs of human trafficking (link below)
🔹Share this important info
🔹Stay alert

⏰Tick Tock… but he got caught💥

Excellent cooperation between Frontex & Serbian authorities at BCP Horgos led to a major seizure:

✅ 141 undeclared watches
✅ 17 pieces of jewellery

Together, we’re securing borders & fighting cross-border crime. 🤝🇪🇺🇷🇸

Can you guess the total value? 👇

🚗TIP: "Forgetting" how your BMW's glove box opens will cost you €10,000! 💶🚫

One traveller tried to hide €29,595, but our Frontex officers, in cooperation with the Montenegrin authorities in Rožaje, saw right through it. The cash was seized, and an arrest was made.

If you have cash, declare it! ⚖️

What’s the April Fool’s tradition in your country? Let us know 👇