Tag: Cape Verde
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Frontex launches aerial surveillance in West Africa – its fundamental rights officer raises concerns
Frontex has agreed with Cape Verdean authorities to station aircraft to detect boats heading for the Canary Islands. Agreements with other governments in West Africa had failed. The EU border agency Frontex announced on Friday that it will in future…
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Frontex wants to send surveillance planes to the Atlantic and negotiates with Cape Verde on operations off West Africa
The EU border agency Frontex wants to extend its surveillance flights to the Atlantic. This would be a milestone in the externalisation of European migration defence. According to Frontex, it is holding talks with the Cape Verde authorities about possible…
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Frontex wants to disembark refugees in Senegal
“Hera” is the only Frontex maritime mission on the territory of a third country. A new agreement might extend this joint border surveillance The EU border agency Frontex wants to bring back refugees picked up in the Atlantic Ocean to…