The hearing on Tuesday 1 December of Frontex’s Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri on accusations of refoulement of migrants did not dispel the doubts and concerns of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE).
The MEPs heard Mr Leggeri on various cases of suspected refoulement of migrants in the Aegean Sea revealed by the press. But they had to be satisfied with answers based on the mandate of the European agency, Mr Leggeri having insisted on the legality of certain...