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Re Copy Paste, see http://www.mswia.gov.pl/portal.php?serwis=en&dzial=23&id=223 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.35.212.138 (talk) 11:17, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Economy

Is it possible to add something abouth the economy of frontex? seems like the article is locked. the budget is here: http://www.frontex.europa.eu/budget_and_finance/

Grand total Draft Budget 2011 is 86 384 000euro —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.34.54.115 (talk) 21:50, 27 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Participating countries

Non-EU-Schengen-countries are also part of Frontex, ie. the map covering EU-countries is not correct excluding Norway, Island and Switzerland (see instead the offical frontex web-page). Alenepaagata (talk) 10:22, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Logo Change request

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I have a stated conflict of interest (see user page) and have many changes I would like to make to this entry, however do not wish to make direct changes myself, in line with your guidelines. My first request would be to update the logo as it was changed in March 2012 (available here: http://www.frontex.europa.eu ) or I can provide a high-resolution vector image on request. I look forward to working constructively with Wikipedia to create an accurate and objective entry.

Ewanjones (talk) 16:56, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have updated the logo, please check that it is correct. Since this is a copyrighted image we do not want a high-resolution image, but rather the lowest resolution image that can display acceptably. DES ^(talk) 01:02, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

logo

Hi, is it possible to change the logo. I work for Frontex and was advised to make make all edits provisionally on the Talk page. Ewanjones (talk) 10:42, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ewanjones (talk) 10:42, 9 August 2012 (UTC) /Users/ewanjones/Desktop/Frontex_horizontal_colour_01 [RGB].svg[reply]

Done, see above. DES ^(talk) 01:03, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

further (extensive) changes

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Please find my suggestions below. I hope it's not too much.

Frontex is a specialised and independent body tasked to coordinate the operational cooperation between EU Member States in the field of border security. Source: Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 Frontex was created in 2004 with the aim to coordinate and assist member states' action in the surveillance and control of the external borders of the EU. The agency officially became operational on 1 May 2005 and is based in Warsaw, Poland. In May 2010, Frontex established a first regional operational office in Piraeus, Greece, on a pilot basis. There are approximately 300 people working for the agency. Since Frontex became operational, its financial resources have increased significantly (from € 6 millon in 2005 to € 86 million in 2011). In September 2011, the European Parliament also adopted Amending Budget No 4/2011 which added another € 43.9 millon to Frontex's 2011 budget due to a substantial increase in the agency's operational activities related to an influx of migrants travelling by sea in the the Mediterranean during the so-called “Arab Spring”. http://consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/jha/124999.pdf The activities of Frontex are intelligence driven. Frontex complements and provides added value to the national border management systems of the Member States and other members of the Schengen free-travel area (Schengen-Associated Countries/SACs). Its tasks include carrying out risk analysis; coordination of operational cooperation between Member Sates and SACs in the field of management of external borders; assistance to Member States in the training of national border guards, including the establishment of common training standards; following up the development of research relevant for the control and surveillance of external borders; assistance to Member States in circumstances requiring increased technical and operational assistance at external borders; and providing Member States with the necessary support in organising joint return operations. http://www.emnbelgium.be/sites/default/files/attachments/emn_glossary_2.0_january_2012_v.2.pdf

Ammendment to Frontex Regulation In September 2011, Frontex's founding legal mandate was ammended. Under the “new regulation” Frontex will have more equipment and personnel from Member States at its disposal, thus enabling it to better coordinate the border patrol operations of EU Member States. Thanks to these new powers, Frontex will deploy European Border Guard Teams. These teams will consist of national border guards assigned or seconded by Member States. More technical resources will be at the agency's disposal, and it will have the ability to acquire or lease its own technical equipment such as vessels or helicopters for border surveillance. Frontex will also be able to strengthen its cooperation with third countries and will have the possibility to provide them with technical assistance. The respect of fundamental rights and obligations under various international law instruments received specific attention in the ammended mandate. A Fundamental Rights Officer will, for instance, assist in matters having implications for fundamental rights and a Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights has been created also involving relevant international organisations and NGOs.

EU governments called on the Commission to propose improvements to Frontex, as part of the Stockholm Programme, at the European Council of 10-11 December 2009 (see MEMO/08/84). This call was reiterated by the conclusions of the European Council in June 2011 (IP/11/781).

To heed this call, the revision of the Frontex regulation sought to clarify the mandate and enhance the role of Frontex by:

Ensuring the availability of technical equipment for joint operations Ensuring the availability of qualified border guards for joint operations Ensuring efficient coordination, implementation and evaluation of joint operations Ensuring efficient cooperation between Frontex and third countries on border management Improving the efficiency of joint return operations Improving the evaluation of the performance of Member States in the area of border management.

(http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1020)

On 10 October 2011, the Council adopted the new rules for Frontex. (PE-CONS 37/11). The revised rules strengthen the operational capacities of Frontex in a number of areas. The main changes are: – the possibility for Frontex to buy or lease its own equipment (cars, vessels, helicopters etc.) or to buy such equipment in co-ownership with a member state; – a mechanism for member states to second national border guards and make available equipment to the agency, i.e.: once the agency and a member state agree on an annual plan, this member state should on request by Frontex make the border guards and the equipment available to Frontex as described in the annual plan, unless this would seriously affect the discharge of national tasks; the equipment put at the disposal of the agency will be registered in a centralised records of a Technical Equipment Pool (TEP); – a co-leading role for the agency regarding joint operations and pilot projects; – "European Border Guard Teams" as the common name for teams deployed during Frontex operations (be it joint operations, pilot projects or rapid border interventions); – more detailed provisions on the operational plan (the respective tasks and responsibilities, the composition of the teams, command and control, the reporting mechanisms, i.e. evaluation and incident reporting, technical equipment, and the applicable jurisdiction.); – strengthened provisions for the protection of fundamental rights, including the establishment of a Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights and the designation of a Fundamental Rights Officer; – reinforced tasks for the agency as regards risk analysis (i.e. to regularly assess the capacity of member states to face upcoming challenges at the external borders); – specific provisions on processing of personal data, including the possibility to transfer personal data to Europol or other EU law enforcement agencies regarding persons suspected of involvement in cross-border criminal activities, facilitation of illegal immigration activities or in human trafficking activities; – reinforced tasks as regards training (common core curricula for national border guards) and research activities (monitoring and contributing to developments in relevant research activities); – a strengthened coordinating role for Frontex as regards joint return operations in full respect for fundamental rights; and – the possibility for the agency to launch technical assistance projects and deploy liaison officers in third countries. Citation: http://consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/jha/124999.pdf

Ewanjones (talk) 03:39, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]