On Thursday 7 October, the European Commission had to defend its action once again to the Member States, after several media, including Der Spiegel and Libération, published new images of migrant pushback by Croatian and Greek border guards, but also in Spain and Poland.
Commissioner Ylva Johansson expressed her “deep concern” after viewing the footage, which “appears to be convincing evidence” of mistreatment of migrants, showing “some orchestration of violence” against them.