Maritime operations of the European Agency Frontex in response to the new security challenges in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean Cover Image

Морските операции на европейската агенция Frontex в отговор на новите предизвикателства пред сигурността в района на Източното Средиземноморие
Maritime operations of the European Agency Frontex in response to the new security challenges in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean

Author(s): Kaloyan Pancheliev
Subject(s): Security and defense, Migration Studies
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: migrants; maritime operations; organization and management;
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents new security challenges posed by the heavy traffic of migrants from Turkey to Greece in 2014 - 2015 At the center of the analysis are maritime operations of the European agency Frontex in the area of the Eastern Mediterranean, including the participation of Bulgaria with border police ship "Obzor" (525) in 2016. The possibilities are shown for improving the existing model for the operations in terms of its organization and management.