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The Story of Frontex: a Billion-Dollar Budget and Thousands of, Sometimes Armed, Operational Personnel.

Summary by Kontrast.at
In recent years, Frontex has transformed from an agency primarily intended to support EU member states into a dedicated EU border protection agency with a multi-billion euro budget. The agency now has thousands of personnel, some of whom are armed. At the same time, Frontex has faced criticism for years: its personnel are alleged to have repeatedly violated EU law and not only failed to prevent illegal pushbacks, but even facilitated them. […] T…
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In recent years, Frontex has transformed from an agency primarily intended to support EU member states into a dedicated EU border protection agency with a multi-billion euro budget. The agency now has thousands of personnel, some of whom are armed. At the same time, Frontex has faced criticism for years: its personnel are alleged to have repeatedly violated EU law and not only failed to prevent illegal pushbacks, but even facilitated them. […] T…

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Kontrast.at broke the news on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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