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Rapid Border Intervention Team (RABIT)

Definition(s)

A mechanism providing rapid operational assistance for a limited period to a requesting EU Member State facing a situation of urgent and exceptional pressure at points of the external EU borders from large numbers of third-country nationals trying to enter the territory of the EU Member State illegally.

Source(s)

Art. 1(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 (Rapid Border Intervention Teams Regulation)

Translations

  • BG: Група за бързо реагиране по границата
  • CS: pohraniční jednotka rychlé reakce
  • DE: Soforteinsatzteam für Grenzsicherungszwecke
  • EL: Ομάδα ταχείας επέμβασης στα σύνορα 
  • EN: Rapid Border Intervention Team
  • ES: equipos de intervención rápida en frontera
  • ET: piirivalve kiirreageerimisrühm
  • FI: rajavalvonnan nopean toiminnan joukot
  • FR: équipes d’intervention rapide aux frontières
  • GA: Foireann Mhear-idirghabhála Teorainneacha
  • HU: Gyorsreagálású Határvédelmi Csapatok
  • IT: Squadra di intervento rapido alle frontiere
  • LT: Pasienio greitojo reagavimo komanda
  • LV: ātrās reaģēšanas robežapsardzes vienība
  • MT: Timijiet t’Intervent Rapidu mal-Fruntieri
  • NL: snelle-grensinterventieteams
  • PL: Zespół Szybkiego Reagowania na Granicy
  • PT: Equipa de Intervenção Rápida nas Fronteiras
  • RO: Echipe de intervenţie rapidă la frontieră
  • SK: rýchle pohraničné zásahové tímy
  • SL: Skupina za hitro posredovanje na mejah
  • SV: snabba gränsinsatsenheter
  • NO: beredskapsgruppe for grensekontroll
  • KA: საზღვარზე ჩარევის ოპერაციული ჯგუფი (RABIT)
  • UK: Прикордонні сили швидкого реагування (RABIT)

Synonym(s)

  • RABIT

Related Term(s)