Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Joint Operations

  • Frontex expands operations in EU neighbouring countries

    Frontex expands operations in EU neighbouring countries

    After Albania and Montenegro, the EU Commission has concluded a Frontex status agreement with Serbia, to be followed by Northern Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. A first deployment of the EU border troops has meanwhile been increased. The European Commission has now also signed an arrangement with Serbia on “cooperation on border management”. The so-called status agreement […]

  • 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 […]