Annex A
FRONTEX OPERATIONS 2006
Torino (3-26 February 2006)
Counter illegal migration via the Winter Olympics
in Turin.
UK hosted Italian Border guard at Heathrow. Staff
completed daily returns forms.
Medsea and Bortec Support Groups (March-November
2006)
Determine whether a network of national contact points
could enhance control and surveillance of EU Southern and Maritime
borders.
UK sent maritime security experts to provide guidance
at the meetings.
Fifa 06 (9 June-9 July 2006)
Counter illegal migration via the World Cup (held
in Germany).
UK took part in information gathering and exchange.
Poseidon I (25 June-5 July 2006)
Focus on irregular migration towards Greek ports
of Patras and Igoumenitsa.
The UK provided debriefing and maritime intelligence
experts.
Gate of Africa (17 July 2006-3 September 2006)
To enhance the detection of false and falsified documents
used to enter EU via Spain.
UK provided two intelligence and immigration experts.
Hera I (19 July 2006-30 October 2006)
Identify nationalities of migrants and the routes
taken to travel to Canary Islands.
UK provided two document experts.
Support to Malta (September 2006)
To provide support to Malta to counter influxes of
irregular migrants.
UK provided senior officer to assist the Maltese.
Amazon I (1-22 November 2006)
Focus on document abuse by South/Central American
Nationals arriving in eight European airports.
UK provided an intelligence officer to the Frontex
co-ordination centre in Warsaw.
FRONTEX OPERATIONS 2007
Agelaus (February 2007)
Raise awareness of minors illegally entering EU MS.
Aim to establish intelligence sharing between member states and,
where appropriate, third countries.
Three UK airports participated; LGW, LHR, MAN.
Amazon II (19 February 2007-9 March 2007)
Target the abuse of documents relevant to entrance
into EU MS by South/Central American Nationals.
UK provided coordinator to work alongside officers
from Germany and Spain.
Hydra (11 April 2007-11 May 2007)
Tackle illegal Chinese migration arriving at EU external
borders by air.
The UK filled in the daily incidents sheets, and
deployed three border guards to Vienna, Prague and Bucharest.
Gordius (16 April 2007-29 April 2007)
Analysis of routes and false documents that are used
to enter the EU via the external border countries of Eastern Europe.
The UK provided two experts and technical equipment.
Poseidon 2007 Stage II (26 June 2007-15 July 2007)
Provide support for local authorities in the Aegean
Sea and land borders between Greece, Albania, Bulgaria and Turkey.
The UK provided seven experts and technical equipment.
Herakles I (8 August-17 August 2007)
Focus on illegal migration over EU external land
border between Hungary and Serbia.
The UK provided two experts to work simultaneously
for seven days.
Five further operations are ongoing involving UK
detection technology experts and equipment and debriefing experts.
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