Frontex, the EU border agency, does not normally inform nongovernmental rescue ships in the Mediterranean when it spots boats in distress or regularly issue emergency alerts. This has contributed to ...

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, prides itself on being the “eyes and ears” of Europe’s borders. With its multi-billion-euro budget, the agency is responsible for monitoring the EU ...

As the EU moves to strengthen border agency Frontex and fight what it says is in part a Russia-orchestrated migrant crisis, activists fear the move could lead to pushbacks driving migrants back to ...

A report from the EU's Anti-Fraud Office paints a dark picture of the bloc's border agency, charging human rights violations, abuse of power and intimidation. Greece, too, is the focus of criticism.

A Frontex agent, wearing a blue vest, stands at the arrival of migrants rescued from drowning by a Spanish sea rescue unit, at the Port of Arrecife, Spain, on January 3, 2025. ADRIEL PERDOMO/EPA "My ...

In his July 2023 letter, however, Grimheden, Frontex’s Fundamental Rights Officer, or FRO, said the plan “has not led to changes” and called for the agency to activate Article 46, the nuclear option ...