Matthias Monroy

Security Architectures in the EU

Schlagwort: EU Border Agency

  • Frontex and the use of force

    Frontex and the use of force

    With the „Standing Corps“, the EU has an armed police force for the first time. The use of guns and other means of coercion is to be monitored by a „Committee on the Use of Force“, whose members are selected by the Frontex director. This reinforces the control deficit at the biggest EU agency. Until […]

  • New Frontex Regulation: Fortress Europe to be upgraded

    New Frontex Regulation: Fortress Europe to be upgraded

    The European Union is setting up a „Standing Corps“ of 10,000 border guards, most of whom will be provided by the German Federal Police. The new President of the Commission wants the unit to be complete by 2024. Frontex will also be given more powers and change its organisational structure. With a „Standing Corps“ of […]

  • EU to process „confidential security information“ with Libyan Coast Guard

    EU to process „confidential security information“ with Libyan Coast Guard

    The EU Border Agency has massively strengthened its surveillance capabilities. To make better use of this information, it will now be passed to the Libyan Coast Guard. This is legally impossible, now Frontex is pressing for the relevant regulations to be renewed. The navy in Libya, however, is using a Gmail address. Libya is to […]