Tag: Frontex
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More relocation, more Frontex: “Med5” adopt declaration in Malta
Malta, Greece, Italy, Spain and Cyprus demand more solidarity in the reception of asylum seekers. The EU interior ministers are meeting this week to discuss the issue. Five EU Mediterranean countries are calling on Brussels to show more solidarity with…
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EU states against civilian rescue: Ships should meet higher standards
The German Federal Minister of Transport wants to tighten the Ship Safety Ordinance and thus put obstacles in the way of sea rescuers. Behind this is a master plan by an EU group in which three German ministries participate Together…
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Western Balkans test field: Frontex already operates in four non-EU states
Frontex was once established to support EU Member States with an external border in their surveillance. The tasks of this European Border and Coast Guard have always included improving controls on land and at EU airports and seaports. However, with…
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Armed hypocrisy with Aija Kalnaja, in line with the values of the EU
Misconducts are “pactices of the Past”, Frontex reported after Aija Kalnaja took over as interim director in the autumn. The Latvian-born 53-year-old succeeded Fabrice Leggeri, who was investigated by the EU’s anti-fraud agency and who considered human rights violations to…