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The European Commission’s plans to increase the size of its border force, Frontex, to a total of 30,000 officers and give the force a greater role in the return of ...

Cyprus has deployed a ten-member team and its police patrol boat Kantara to participate in a Frontex-led maritime operation in Greece, aimed at protecting the European Union’s external sea ...

Police on Friday reported that after a coordinated operation between local immigration services and Frontex, seven people who had been residing illegally in the Republic were forcibly repatriated. The deportation, ...

Over 2,000 people living in Cyprus illegally were deported or repatriated this year, police said on Sunday. The statistics span from the beginning of 2024 up until March 8. Specifically 2,247 migrants were deported ...

Cypriot police expert on third country returns Demetris Hadjipavlou has been selected to join the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Warsaw. He will begin his duties at ...

A Frontex official praised Cyprus for its “successful strategy” on Thursday for how it manages immigration, during a meeting with Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. During a visit to the island, ...

A total of 202 people were deported from Cyprus over the past week, an announcement from the police said on Friday, after the individuals were found to be residing illegally in ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou called for the assistance of EU border agency Frontex on Tuesday for all procedures surrounding the management of migratory flows. Addressing the Economist’s Annual Cyprus ...

In total 14 third country nationals who were illegally in Cyprus returned to their countries as part of a joint Frontex forced returned operation by charted flights, police said on Wednesday. ...

Coordinated action is needed to deal with possible new flows of refugees because of the Hamas-Israel war, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said at the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council ...

Cypriot police took part in a joint operation for the repatriation of 16 third country nationals who were residing illegally on the island, through a joint flight organised by Greek authorities. ...

Cyprus and Greece are likely to face increased migration activity from Turkey in the period 2023-2024, although a drop was noted in the first months of the year, the EU ...

An appeal was made at the weekend to the EU border agency to help Cyprus manage its migratory flow. The difficulties Cyprus is facing managing the flow of illegal migrants ...

EU agency tasked with border control has high praise for Cyprus’ rate of returning failed asylum seekers While Cyprus has been criticised for its treatment of migrants, it has been ...

Fifteen third country nationals who were in Cyprus illegally have been repatriated in cooperation with Frontex, the EU’s border and coastguard agency, police said on Wednesday. The 15 were repatriated ...

The eastern Mediterranean migratory route was the third most active on the external borders of the European Union during the first five months of 2022, according to preliminary calculations published by ...

Between January and April this year over 9,000 people were detected on the Eastern Mediterranean migratory route with half of these concerning Cyprus, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex ...

By Gabriela Baczynska The director of the European Union’s border agency has quit his job, the agency said on Friday, after years of accusations that the body mistreated migrants ...

A series of measures have been decided aimed at reducing the high levels of irregular migration to the Republic, it was announced after an extraordinary meeting on the issue was ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday called on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to start monitoring flights and ferries arriving in the north to stop the irregular ...

More European aid will be funnelled to Cyprus to deal with increasing migrant flows, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Wednesday as figures showed the numbers arriving in January this ...

The European border and coast guard agency helped return a record of more than 18,000 non-EU nationals to 102 countries last year, with Cyprus being among the main operations, a report showed ...

Irregular migrant arrivals to Cyprus surged 244 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, Frontex, the EU’s border control agency said on Wednesday. Highlighting the influx, ...

Cyprus was among the areas in the EU that experienced the most significant increase in illegal crossings last month, according to a report by Frontex, the European Border and Coast ...