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Situation at the External Borders of the
European Union Baltic Sea Region
Perspectives Safety and Security Objective in the
EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Helsinki,
9 December 2008 Gil Arias Deputy Executive
Director

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Frontex and BSRBCC

• 2006
• Border Management Cooperation Conference, held in
  Imatra, Finland, 2122 November
• 2007 Joint Operation NIRIS
• A combined operation (Sea Air borders)
• Focusing on illegal immigration from China and
  India to via Baltic Sea Region
• 2008
• No particular activities to highlight

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THE NEW CONCEPT
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THE NEW CONCEPT
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PERSPECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE
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Frontex and BSRBCC - 2009

• Germany, as incoming Presidency of BSRBCC (as of
  1 Jan 09) has proposed Frontex some projects in
  common in 2009, namely
• Training related activities
• Seminar on police evaluation and analysis
• Seminar on boarding of ships
• Seminar on documents-related crime
• Operational activities
• Joint Operation ZEUS II

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Pilot Project ZEUS 2009
General objective Combined air and sea border
project to prevent illegal entry of nationals
requiring transit visa for seamen under false
pretext (by simulating a crew change) Implementat
ion March-April 2009 Activities Pre-checks
and real time information exchange regarding
transit applications made by seamen at ports and
airports Host Member State DE (ICC) and
other EU MS
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RONDO ONZ, 1 00-124 WARSAW POLAND Tel. 48 22
544 95 00 Fax[phone] Email
frontex_at_frontex.europa.eu http//www.frontex.euro
pa.eu
Thank you for your attention!!!
Gil Arias Deputy Executive Director