Difference between revisions of "Frontex (EN)"
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*(''can initiate'') a border operation | *(''can initiate'') a border operation | ||
*(''can carry out'') [[Push-back (EN)|push backs]], [[Deportation|deportations]] | *(''can carry out'') [[Push-back (EN)|push backs]], [[Deportation|deportations]], (''thus disrespecting'') [[non-refoulement]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:31, 23 June 2022
Equivalents
Frontex (CZ) — Frontex (DE) — Frontex (IT) — Frontex (PL)
Related terms
- (can carry out a) deportation (of a) refugee, illegal migrant
- (can work with) Border Guards
- (can initiate) a border operation
- (can carry out) push backs, deportations, (thus disrespecting) non-refoulement
Definition
According to Frontex, the EU border and coastal protection agency, around 40 percent of all rescue operations are carried out by volunteers.
Source: https://www.dw.com
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Examples
After Mare Nostrum ended, European governments instructed the EU border agency, Frontex, to set up Operation Triton, whose mandate was primarily to control the EU's border rather than to rescue boats in distress at sea.
Source: https://www.amnestyusa.org
In August more than 2,800 people arrived in dinghies on the island of Lesbos. A boat carrying 40 people was brought into the port of Skala Sikamineas after it was intercepted by Frontex, the EU's border agency. Eight women and 18 children, including five unaccompanied minors, were on board along with 14 men, all from Afghanistan.
Source: https://www.dw.com