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Greece should face more checks over asylum seeker treatment – EU official

Frontex human rights official says Greece ‘needs enhanced monitoring’ after claims asylum seekers being illegally expelled

The Guardian - UK

‘I was close to death’: Syrian man tells how Greek officials pushed refugees back out to sea

Alaa Hamoudi sues EU border agency Frontex after he and 21 others allegedly abandoned in motorless inflatable

The Guardian - UK

EU border agency accused of exploiting interpreters ‘paid under €2.50 an hour’

Petition accuses Frontex of violating European standards by using contractor that offers low wages

The Guardian - UK

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Spain turns to Africa, lobbies NATO, allies over Ukraine-driven migration

Spain is shifting its foreign policy towards Africa while lobbying the EU and NATO for support to address migration from the continent, aggravated by the Ukraine invasion, two senior government officials and two diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Reuters

The refugees cast adrift in the Mediterranean

Despite overwhelming evidence that asylum seekers have been brutally pushed back from Greek waters, authorities deny it.

Al Jazeera

Illegal entries into EU from Western Balkans more than doubled in May - Frontex

The European Union in May registered a steep rise of illegal entries from the Western Balkans into the 27-nation bloc, the EU border agency Frontex said on Monday.

Reuters

Swiss to vote on streaming tax, European border agency

Swiss voters decide on Sunday whether to make global video streaming services support Swiss filmmakers and on spending more money on Europe's Frontex border security agency in a referendum that will test ties with the European Union.

Reuters

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EU censures border agency after reports of human rights abuses in Greece

MEPs refuse to sign off Frontex’s accounts and call for access to investigation in 2019 into alleged harassment and misconduct

The Guardian - UK

EU border agency chief resigns over migrant pushback claims

Forcing would-be refugees away from a border is considered a violation of international refugee protection agreements.

Al Jazeera

Head of EU border agency Frontex resigns amid criticisms

Fabrice Leggeri under fire over agency’s human rights record and anti-fraud investigation

The Guardian - UK

Frontex chief offers to resign over pushback claims

The European Commission and a German Interior Ministry spokesperson say that the head of the European Union’s border agency has offered to resign after allegations that they agency was involved in illegal pushbacks of migrants

The Independent UK

Head of EU border agency offers to resign, source says after accusations of rights abuse

The head of the European Union's border agency Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, has offered to resign, a source told Reuters on Friday, after accusations the body mistreated migrants on the external frontiers of the bloc.

Reuters

Revealed: EU border agency involved in hundreds of refugee pushbacks

Investigation suggests Frontex’s database recorded incidents of illegal pushbacks in Aegean Sea as ‘prevention of departure’

The Guardian - UK

Frontex sees big rise in EU migrant entries, no Ukraine link

European Union border and coast guard agency Frontex says the number of migrants trying to enter Europe without authorization has risen to its highest level since 2016

The Independent UK

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EU border agency to help Cyprus with migrant repatriations

The chief of the European Union’s border agency says the repatriation of migrants is Cyprus’ “most urgent need” and his organization is ready to facilitate flights to return individuals who had their asylum claims rejected

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