The draft resolution was adopted with 45 votes in favour, 7 against, and no abstentions. With regard to the search and rescue of migrants at sea, the resolution emphasises that Frontex “could do more to increase the EU and Member States[’] capacity to carry out search and rescue operations, notably by investing in appropriate assets for such operations”.
MEPs also convey that they are worried about Greece, Lithuania, and Hungary. They thus express their deep concern regarding the serious and persistent allegations made against the Greek authorities in reference to instances of pushing back migrants and committing violence against them.
[According to MEPs,] Frontex should “scale down its operations to mere monitoring and presence on the ground in cases where a Member State is unable to respect EU principles and values”. They also welcome the reduction in Frontex’s activities in Lithuania following the judgment handed down by the EU Court of Justice (see EUROPE 12983/24).
For Hungary, they are calling for the immediate suspension of support for return operations from that country—operations that Frontex is still carrying out despite several judgments handed down by the EU Court of Justice that condemned the country’s migration policy.
With regard to Frontex’s internal governance, the resolution reports progress: in particular, progress in the implementation of the recommendations made by the investigative group, with 36 out of 42 recommendations implemented.
Link to the adopted text: https://aeur.eu/f/99j (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)