Monthly Archives: June 2021
Next day of action: World Refugee Day – 20 June
After the campaign launch with actions in 8 countries on 9 June, there has been a callout to bring the campaign to the streets again on Sunday 20 June, World Refugee Day. Join actions on this day to to bring attention to the EU’s border regime and Frontex’ key role in it.
Abolish Frontex, end the EU border regime
Read this letter in: Arabic French German Greek Italiano Polish Portuguese Spanish Turkish To: EU member states governments, the European Commission, European Council, Council of the EU, European Parliament and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) Over 44 740 people have died so far this year trying to cross the Mediterranean, looking …
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Firearms for Frontex
Frontex is building its own Standing Border Guard Corps to work on border security, border control and deportations. This should be 10,000 persons strong by 2027, though recruitment and training is lagging behind. Frontex wants this corps to be armed, and is in the process of purchasing firearms, but the legal grounds for this are …