Subscribe here: [ Ссылка ] Frontex currently deploys three operations in the Mediterranean to rescue migrants at risk and fight migrant smuggling. EU operations to save lives at sea
Migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe embark on life-threatening journeys as smugglers use increasingly dangerous tactics to cross the Mediterranean.
More than 25 000 people have died or are missing in the Mediterranean and Atlantic since 2015 in their attempt to reach Europe.
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) currently deploys three operations in the Mediterranean to rescue migrants at risk and fight migrant smuggling. More than 629 000 lives have been saved since 2015 thanks to these efforts.
The EU set up the European migrant smuggling centre in 2016 to help member states crack down on migrant smuggling. It is also cooperating with migrants’ countries of origin and transit to dismantle criminal networks.
EU operational patrols in the Mediterranean are aimed at:
securing EU borders
targeting migrant smugglers
rescuing migrants at risk
There are three Frontex operations in the Mediterranean:
operation Themis (formerly Triton), covering the Central Mediterranean
operation Poseidon, covering the Eastern Mediterranean
operation Indalo, covering the Western Mediterranean
In March 2020 the EU launched military operation Irini, which also contributes to the disruption of the business model of human smuggling and trafficking networks through information gathering and patrolling with planes. Previously, between May 2015 and March 2020, military Operation Sophia targeted migrant smugglers in the Mediterranean.
The EU also has an ongoing civilian mission in Niger (EUCAP SAHEL Niger) to assist the Nigerien authorities in developing the procedures and techniques required to better control and address irregular migration.
Operation Themis
Operation Themis was launched in February 2018 and replaced Operation Triton, which was launched in 2014.
This operation supports Italy with border surveillance in the Central Mediterranean Sea. It also aims to prevent foreign terrorist fighters from entering the EU. Search and rescue continues to be a key component of the operation.
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