Tag: Standing Corps
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Frontex takes command: EU border agency gains more capabilities, even before new regulation is passed
The EU plans to triple Frontex’s Standing Corps to 30,000, decentralise commands into seven regions, deploy to six third countries plus Ukraine, operate “return centres” to boost deportations, and build a new headquarter in Warsaw In 2004, the then EU…
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Hundreds of Greeks and Romanians want to join Frontex’ armed unit – but only four Germans
The EU border agency’s “Standing Corps” Category 1 has reached only 75 per cent of its planned strength due to meagre pay – it mainly attracts police officers from member states with lower wages. The EU border agency Frontex has,…
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Frontex and EUROGENDFOR trained in Finland their new law on (violent) pushbacks
Finland held an exercise last week on the pushback of migrants at three closed border crossings with Russia – with the participation of Frontex, a paramilitary gendarmerie force and border guards from Estonia. Finnish border troops held an exercise last…
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These are the new plans for Frontex: more tasks and powers, but oversight remains weak
The EU Commission wants to triple Frontex troops. The agency’s appetite for data is also growing. This year, the Commission intends to propose further changes – some details have already leaked. Operations of the European border agency are hardly comparable…