
The agency will become the operational arm for the repatriation of migrants with a permanent corps of 30 thousand agents
The European Commission is proposing a reform of Frontex to transform it into the operational arm of repatriations, strengthening the permanent corps to 30 thousand agents and introducing new crisis and monitoring units for the security of external borders.
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Frontex is the European Union agency responsible for controlling the external borders of the Schengen area.
The European Commission has proposed the reform of Frontex, the EU agency for external border control.
At the heart of the initiative is the transformation of the agency into the "main operational arm" of the migrant repatriation policy.
Among the new features, the strengthening of up to 30 thousand agents of the 'Permanent Corps' which will include a new 'European Reserve for borders and repatriations'.
For the so-called 'Return Reserve' the Commission foresees 17 thousand more agents, who will remain available to the Member States and can be deployed when necessary.
Other initiatives include a 'Quick Reaction Force' to intervene in crisis situations, a new 'Online Monitoring Centre' for identifying potential border threats and a 'Return Coordination Centre'.
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