Publication date: 23 March 2023

This briefing discusses key recent trends and figures and provides an overview of EU policy developments relating to the management of the EU's external borders.
Main theme: Borders & Visa
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: external border, border management, border security

Publication date: 06 April 2017

The Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) Joint Report 2016 analyses the irregular migratory movements affecting AFIC countries and EU Member States, cross-border criminality and provides an overview of the main regional security threats affecting the countries in the community. The report also presents a picture of the smuggling networks in Africa.

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Ahead of the Artificial Intelligence Act vote in the European Parliament, a coalition of human rights organisations is calling on EU lawmakers to include provisions in the proposed EU AI Act to protect people from AI surveillance technologies used in migration.

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Several major challenges have affected the EU's external borders in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. These multiple challenges impacted figures and trends and urged policy developments which are clearly presented in a briefing released today by the European Parliament. 

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The International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) organizes a two-day symposium on key policy issues of the common European border security