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The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, commonly known as Frontex, [6] is an agency of the European Union headquartered in Warsaw, Poland.In coordination with the border and coast guards of member states, it exercises border control of the European Schengen Area, a task within the area of freedom, security and justice domain.
The Border and Coast Guard Agency, more commonly known as Frontex, was established in 2004. Its main task is external border control of the Schengen Area . Most of its activities are coordinated with the coast and border guards of member states.
The EU has concluded visa facilitation agreements with several countries, which allow facilitated procedures for issuing visas for both EU citizens and nationals of partner countries. The facilitated procedures include faster visa processing times, reduced or no fees, and reduced list of supporting documents. [100]
The Nordic countries allowed free movement and residence between them in 1954, and the countries of Benelux opened their mutual borders in 1960. This reflected a greater trend towards European integration; the European Communities (EC), the predecessor of the EU, were established in the 1950s for economic cooperation, though they did not deal ...
The EC earmarked €600 million for the six partner countries for the period 2010–13 as part of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, constituting about a quarter of the total funding available to the Eastern Partnership countries in that period. The programme had three main purposes: Comprehensive Institution Building ...
Russia is trying to emerge from diplomatic isolation and is looking to forge strategic relationships beyond autocratic partners like China, North Korea, and Iran, McFate said.
The European Community humanitarian aid office, or "ECHO", provides humanitarian aid from the EU to developing countries. In 2006 its budget amounted to 671 million euro, 48% of which went to the ACP countries. [27] Counting the EU's own contributions and those of its member states together, the EU is the largest aid donor in the world. [28]
According to FRONTEX, a total of 18,987 irregular migrants landed in the Canary Islands during HERA I and until 10 December 2006. [8] FRONTEX further claims to have identified all migrants' countries of origin. [8] The interviews were also seen as helpful in the identification of people involved in the business of migrant smuggling. [8]