The new Executive Director of Frontex, Dutchman Hans Leijtens, whose mandate will begin on 1 March, promised on Thursday 19 January in Brussels to do everything possible to restore “confidence” in the Agency.
Alongside the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, the Dutchman, who will succeed the current acting Director, Aija Kalnaja, defined “three red lines”: to be accountable for all Frontex activities, to respect the fundamental rights that “go hand in...