The left is against it, the Center party and the FDP are for it, the SVP is split. The emerging support for Switzerland’s participation in the expansion of Frontex, the European border and coast guard agency, is coming from the political center. The vote will take place on May 15.
A legal case alleging that Frontex was involved in an illegal deportation and the annual report of its Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights, made up of NGOs and international organisations, show once again that fundamental rights are not at the top of the agency’s agenda.