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When security breaches occur, quick and coordinated action is of the essence. With the support of EU funds, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Police Operational Units in Poland are improving intelligence sharing and protocols to respond to potential breaches, ensuring security in the Union.

As part of a wider consultation, the Commission is inviting citizens, organisations and stakeholders to share their views on the future of security in the EU, gathering feedback on the current state of security and identifying key priorities for the upcoming European Internal Security Strategy.

The European Commission has presented a Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate that provides a strategic and clear framework for Commission's work. The Competitiveness Compass identifies three core areas for action: innovation, decarbonization, and security.

Civil society organisations are key stakeholders in combatting trafficking in human beings. The European Commission has launched a Call for Expression of Interest in view of renewing the composition of the “EU Civil Society Platform against trafficking in human beings”.

Commissioner Magnus Brunner attended the informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Warsaw, organised by the Polish Presidency of the Council. The meeting focused on innovative solutions in migration management and  addressed the current challenges and threats to EU internal security.

In a series of bilateral meetings, Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, visited Poland, Greece, Cyprus, and France to discuss key priorities for the year ahead in migration, internal security, and border management, strengthening cooperation with EU Member States.

In its effort to expand legal migration pathways and channel foreign workers towards occupations experiencing skill shortages, the Commission has developed an interactive tool mapping some 290 pathways across the EU to help non-EU nationals find the destination best suited to their skillset.

Frontex has released new preliminary data showing a significant decrease in irregular border crossings into the EU in 2024, with a 38% drop compared to the previous year, bringing the total number of detections to the lowest level since 2021, when migration was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The European Commission published its fifth report on the progress made in the EU in combatting Trafficking in Human Beings. The report outlines the main anti-trafficking actions from 2021 to 2024 and provides an analysis of statistics for the period of 2021-2022.