Source: European Parliament
The core mandate of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) is to support Member States in external border management and returns.
The support of Frontex is invaluable to Member States’ ability to manage the EU’s external borders safely and effectively. Furthermore, the Commission continues to attach great importance to ensuring that the Agency has sufficient human and financial resources for the fulfilment of its tasks.
Frontex has a broad mandate to comprehensively support the Member States in managing migration at their sections of EU external borders. Nonetheless, the Commission will assess this issue in detail in the process of preparing the review of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896[1].
As question three falls under the responsibility of Frontex, the Commission has asked the Agency to provide an answer to the question raised by the Honourable Member. The Agency’s reply will be sent to the Honourable Member by the Commission as soon as possible.
- [1] Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624, OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1-131.