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Missteps and Mismanagement at Frontex
Scandals Plunge Europe s Border Agency into Turmoil
Accusations of workplace harassment, mismanagement and financial irregularities have led to chaos at Europe s border agency. The allegations weigh heavily on Frontex head Fabrice Leggeri.
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Frontex Director Fabrice Leggeri: You may be able to run a French ministry that way, but not an international organization.”
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The men and women who are part of Europe’s new elite border force meet every morning at 9 a.m. for a video conference that is viewed on screens in countries like Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria and Albania. The Frontex officials usually discuss migration movements and human trafficking, But since the beginning of January, the internal meetings have focused primarily on low morale within the team.
Honesty is the best policy
Improving labour conditions for migrants can help avoid the toxic discourse on migration and borders promoted by the far-right (Photo: Helena Malikova)
Brussels, 15. Dec 2020, 07:14
Politicians mostly talk about shutting migrants out. That endangers migrants lives and obscures an important truth: that Europe already relies on large numbers of migrants for farming and manufacturing.
The reliance includes significant numbers of irregular migrants and refugees. But getting honest about this phenomenon has long been taboo for Europe s political class.
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