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Pylos shipwreck
Serious Incident Report (SIR) on the Pylos shipwreck FINAL SI REPORT SIR 12595/2023 (pdf) Originally obtained and made public by the journalist Eleonora Vasques. Read More
European Ombudsman IX
Purpose: Complaint over the European Border and Coast Guard Agency's (Frontex) refusal to give public access to documents concerning the 'European Border and Coast Guard Day' Read More
FSWG exchange of view: Frontex and non-EU countries
The LIBE Committee Frontex Scrutiny Working Group (FSWG) held an exchange of views on Frontex’s activities in non-EU countries today, though certain questions by members were left conspicuously unanswered. Read More
European Ombudsman VIII
Purpose: investigation into the refusal by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to give public access to documents concerning a search and rescue operation Read More
Action brought on 21 May 2021 – SS and ST v Frontex (Case T-282/21)
In May 2021 the organisation front-LEX filed legal proceedings against Frontex at the European Court of Justice, calling on the tribunal to force Frontex to terminate its activities in the Aegean Sea due to the "undisputed and overwhelming evidence for serious and persisting violations of fundamental rights" in the agency's area of operations. The application was made on behalf of two people - a child asylum-seeker and an adult who is now a recognised refugee in Greece, known as SS and ST - and argues that Frontex had contributed to the fundamental rights violations they suffered on the journey to Greece. Read More
Action for damages for illegally deporting people and violating fundamental rights
Court: EU General Court Read More
Annex to the European Parliament scrutiny group report on fundamental rights violations
Draft annex to the Frontex Scrutiny Working Group (FSWG) report, supported by EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens. Read More
Full-text of the European Parliament scrutiny group report on fundamental rights violations
EU border agency Frontex failed both to prevent human rights violations and to reduce the risk of future violations, says the report of the European Parliament's "scrutiny group" looking into allegations of Frontex's involvement in breaches of fundamental rights. Read More
European Ombudsman VII
Purpose: Strategic inquiry on how Frontex complies with its obligations and ensures accountability in relation to its new enhanced responsibilities under Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 Read More
EU: Legal action against Frontex’s operations in Greece initiated at the European Court of Justice
Human rights organisation Front-Lex has submitted the first ever action against Frontex to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), calling on it to take measures to ensure that Frontex meets its human rights obligations under international and EU law. Read More