The European Border and Coast Guard Agency’s (The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex) executive director, Fabrice, Leggeri, resigned from his post on Friday, following a meeting of the The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex Management Board on 28 and 29 April to discuss consequences of the European Anti-Fraud Office’s (OLAF) report on their investigations.
The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex has recently come under attack since, as the situation at the EU’s external borders has become tenser, allegations were made that The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex was violating human rights in controlling the borders, going so far as to perform illegal pushback operations. While migrants have the right to seek asylum upon entering Europe, coast guards have pushed back migrant boats into the sea or prevented them from entering the continent, thereby violating migrants’ rights.
Investigations
In 2021, the The EU’s directly elected legislative body comprised of 705 members. It is involved in policymaking but it does not have the power to propose new legislation. European Parliament already investigated allegations of illegal pushback operations performed by The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex.
The European Anti-Fraud Office raided the offices of Leggeri and his head of cabinet already back in December 2020 and conducted a year-long investigation into alleged human rights violations.
In addition, an investigation by a number of major European newspapers, including Der Spiegel and Le Monde was published on 28 April, finding evidence for pushbacks of over 950 asylum seekers between March 2020 and September 2021 in the Aegean sea that The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex was involved in.
This combined with the conclusion of the OLAF report, which has been criticized for not being available neither to the The EU’s directly elected legislative body comprised of 705 members. It is involved in policymaking but it does not have the power to propose new legislation. European Parliament nor the public, seems to have forced Leggeri out of office.
Leggeri resigns and goes to court
He had been leading the border agency since 2015, assuming his mandate at the height of the migration crisis. Leggeri himself announced his resignation with the words “I give my mandate back to the Management Board as it seems that The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex mandate on which I have been elected and renewed in June 2019 has silently but effectively been changed”. However, this change of mandate was denied by anThe European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. frontex-chief-resigns-over-misconduct-and-human-rights-violations-probe”> EU official.
It seems that his role in The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex will haunt Leggeri for a while longer. On 28 April, the GermanThe European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. frontex-to-court/”> NGOs Sea Watch and FragDenStaat (ask the state) announced they are taking The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex to the EU’s General Court about a case in July 2021 in which The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex denied access to information regarding a pullback operation.
The way forward
The new executive director of The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex will be Alija Kalnaja, a former deputy executive director of the agency, until a new director is appointed.
In announcing the resignation of Leggeri, the Commission also painted a more positive future for The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex: “Over the past year, the Commission has stepped up significantly its support and advice to The European Border & Coast Guard agency tasked with protecting the EU’s external borders. Frontex to ensure the full implementation of its mandate. To this end, the Commission initiated several extraordinary Management Board meetings dedicated to governance issues and fundamental rights. The Commission is committed to the continuous improvement of the agency.”