22 November 2021 – Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has increasingly close relations with the European military and security industry. Since it started operating in 2005 it has primarily functioned as an intermediary between industry and border authorities of EU member states. With its expanded budget for the next seven years (2021-2027) it is bound to become a big
buyer of its own.
Read the fact sheet ‘Frontex and the military and security industry‘ [pdf] by the Abolish Frontex Research Group.