The expansion of Frontex: symbolic measures and long-term changes in EU border management

Abstract: Strengthening external border management remains the lowest common denomina­tor among Member States of the European Union (EU). Plans to expand the European Border and Coastguard Agency (Frontex) were formally adopted at the beginning of November. However, they will do little to meet the most pressing challenges of the EU’s migration policy. The goal of placing 10,000 border guards under the command of Frontex can only be achieved in the medium term. While some EU Member States currently use illegal practices to secure their national borders, Frontex is increasingly subject to legal controls; operational missions are only possible by invitation from the country of deployment. Without violating legal principles, Frontex alone will not be able to accelerate the return of those who are the subject of removal orders from the EU. Nevertheless, the forthcoming Frontex reform will provide some additional tech­nical value for securing the EU’s external borders. Under changed political circ

Alternative title
Der Ausbau von Frontex: symbolische Maßnahmen und langfristige Veränderungen im EU-Grenzschutz
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource, 8 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet

Bibliographic citation
SWP Comment ; Bd. 47/2019

Classification
Politik

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(who)
SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository
(when)
2019
Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Berlin
(who)
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
(when)
2019
Creator
Contributor
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit

DOI
10.18449/2019C47
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-66889-2
Rights
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Associated

  • Bossong, Raphael
  • Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
  • SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository
  • Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Time of origin

  • 2019

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