Migration policy: What will become of the EU border protection agency Frontex?
Crisis management, deportations, border controls: Frontex has many tasks, and is set to have even more powers soon, but is also repeatedly criticised. What does the future of EU border protection look like?
The European Commission is set to propose changes that would allow the EU border agency Frontex to play a greater role in deportations and provide more support to member states. Frontex, based in Warsaw, currently assists member states with border protection, but the new proposals aim to give the agency more powers and resources.
The plans take into account lessons learned from the migration crisis in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, where at least 140 people died. Frontex is expected to be developed into a central EU deportation agency, with a new coordination center and a rapid response team. The agency currently has 3,000 permanent staff and aims to have 10,000 operational staff by next year.
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