the following list of variables concerning the Operations at Sea during the period 2014-2021, possibly in Excel format: -Operation/Year -Detection date -Search and rescue involved -Incidents -Total number of irregular migrants -Death casesIrregular migrants in SAR cases -Type of detected by -Detection by Frontex financed/deployed asset -Type of intercepted by -Interception by Frontex financed/deployed asset -Operational area transport type -Reference to op.area -Frontex financed/deployed asset during an incident Please find attached the documents containing information regarding the releasable variables. Information regarding the other variables refers to specificities of the operational area and cannot be released. As ongoing operations tend to cover similar operational areas as the operations conducted in preceding years, disclosing pieces of information regarding these variables of previous and current operational areas is not possible as this would benefit the smuggling and other criminal networks that would change their modus operandi, thus providing them with intelligence. Consequently, the course of ongoing operations would be hampered by depriving officials of any strategy and element of surprise, ultimately defeating their purpose to counter and prevent cross-border crime and unauthorized border crossings. In this light, the disclosure of information pertaining to those variables would undermine the protection of the public interest as regards public security in the sense of Article 4(1)(a) first indent of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. 1 In line with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and COMMISSION documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency www.frontex.europa.eu | Pl. Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland | Tel. +48 22 205 95 00 | Fax +48 22 205 95 01

In addition, information concerning the following variables: - Type of intercepted by - Interception by Frontex financed/deployed asset cannot be released as they also refer to technical equipment deployed in each operational area of previous or currently ongoing operations. Disclosing such information would be tantamount to disclosing the exact type and capabilities of the equipment as well as their usual position, which would open the way for abuse, as numbers and types of equipment used in previous operations are indicative of similar numbers in types for succeeding years. The result of releasing such information would benefit the smuggling and other criminal networks that would change their modus operandi accordingly and result in hampering the course of ongoing and future similar operations, ultimately obstructing their purpose to counter and prevent cross-border crime and unauthorized border crossings. In this light, the disclosure of these variables would undermine the protection of the public interest as regards public security in the sense of Article 4(1) (a) first indent of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. Kindly be reminded that the copyright of the document rests with Frontex and making this work available to third parties in this or another form without prior authorisation of Frontex is prohibited. Please also note that Frontex does not assume liability stemming from the use of the document. Pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, within 15 working days of the receipt of this letter, you may submit a confirmatory application to Frontex to reconsider its position. Based on Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, Frontex will reply to you within 15 working days from the registration of such application. You can submit your confirmatory application by post or electronically. Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency www.frontex.europa.eu | Pl. Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland | Tel. +48 22 205 95 00 | Fax +48 22 205 95 01