Profiting from misery – how #smugglers bring people to Europe
This animation explains the key facts about the two main routes used by criminal gangs to smuggle people, often under deplorable conditions, into Europe. Last year people smuggling networks made more than 4 billion Euros from their criminal activities.
Frontex-coordinated Operation #Triton
This short animation explains how the Frontex coordinated Operation Triton works. It provides information on the number of vessels, aircraft and helicopters deployed, the operational area as well as the number of countries which take part in it. The video clarifies the responsibility of the individual European countries both over border control and Search and Rescue. It also tells what happens from the moment a boat with migrants is detected, through the disembarkation in Italy, identification and asylum procedures.