In Brussels on Wednesday 12 October, the executive director of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, outlined the scope, resources and missions of the new European Border and Coast Guard – which now replaces Frontex in managing the EU's external borders.
The legislative procedure for setting up this new agency was done in record time, in an effort to respond to the urgency with which Europeans believe it is necessary to control the EU’s external borders – which are subject to strong migratory...