Matthias Monroy

Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Republic of Moldova

  • Western Balkans test field: Frontex already operates in four non-EU states

    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 the increasing externalisation of European migration defence from 2015 onwards, this scope of responsibility soon […]

  • First deployment on the edge of a war zone: EU sends Frontex to Moldova

    First deployment on the edge of a war zone: EU sends Frontex to Moldova

    In just a few days, the Republic of Moldova could command units of the EU border force, the deployment is already being prepared. However, a status agreement currently being negotiated with the government in Chisinau would have to exclude operations in Transnistria, where Russia has stationed military forces. The EU Commission and the member states […]