The new head of Frontex, Hans Leitjens, promised members of the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties’ Frontex enquiry group on Tuesday 21 March that he would restore confidence in the agency and provide full transparency on incidents reported at the EU’s external borders.
Interviewed for the first time in his new role on 1 March, the Dutchman also said that things were moving “in the right direction” in Greece, where an action plan had been launched to address, among...