Portuguese corvette for FRONTEX

On 20 November 2006, the Government informed that it would send a naval patrol boat to Guinea-Bissau's territorial waters to combat irregular migration. The corvette will work alongside Guinea's security and immigration services, under the co-ordination of the EU's external border agency, the FRONTEX, to mount surveillance missions on Guinea's jagged and island-strewn Atlantic coast.

The Project is funded <br>by the European Union

The Project is funded
by the European Union

The Project is implemented<br> by the International <br>Organization for Migration

The Project is implemented
by the International
Organization for Migration

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