The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee adopted on Monday evening, 11 February, its negotiating position on strengthening the capacity and mandate of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (formerly Frontex - see EUROPE 12191).
By 35 votes to 9 with 8 abstentions, MEPs supported the objective of setting up a permanent body of 10,000 men. But this objective will have to be achieved more gradually, within 5 years of the entry into force of the rules and not in 2020 as...