Building from a policy brief by Ilaria Aversa (University of Greenwich) and Mariana Gkliati (Leiden University, University of Leiden), this section of the Observatory provides a resource on actions and investigations launched regarding Frontex since November 2020.
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is currently under heavy scrutiny from multiple angles, including the European Parliament, the EU Ombudsman, and the European Anti-Fraud Office. At the same time judicial action has been initiated vis-à-vis the agency.
This unprecedented activation of accountability mechanisms has been sparked by allegations of the complicity of the agency in push-backs at the Greek-Turkish border, supported by evidence published by a consortium of media outlets in November 2020, including the German magazine Der Spiegel, the broadcaster ARD and Bellingcat.
This section of the Observatory aims to give a bird’s eye’s view of the recent investigations of Frontex.
Communication to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court - SJAC
Court: International Criminal Court
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