At a hearing organised by the European Parliament’s Human Rights Subcommittee on Thursday 7 September, the Executive Director of the Frontex agency, Netherland’s Hans Leijtens, once again defended the work of his organisation and assured MEPs that every effort was being made to respect the highest possible standards of fundamental rights.
The Director of Frontex, whose “tone” is much appreciated, commented Tineke Strik (Greens/EFA, Dutch), was more specifically invited to speak...