The Hague 6 October: Abolish Frontex - Stop the war on migrants!
Wanneer: 06/10/2024 - 23:18
Today we were in front of the Binnenhof, the central political place of the Dutch state. This is the place where, with the current racist far-right government, support for Frontex continues unabated. That is why we've send a clear message:
Abolish Frontex! - Stop the war on migrants!
Today we were in front of the Binnenhof, the central political place of the Dutch state. This is the place where, with the current racist far-right government, support for Frontex continues unabated. That is why we've send a clear message:
Abolish Frontex! Stop the war on migrants!
The Hague, 6 Octobre 2024
FRONTEX TURNS 20 AND THERE IS NOTHING TO CELEBRATE!
Twenty years ago, a new European Union agency was created to coordinate the work of the Member States’ coast guards and border guards. In two decades, Frontex has achieved the feat of becoming the agency with the largest budget (€859 million in 2024) and the only EU institution with armed personnel. Its mandate continues to expand geographically and legally, without any real democratic oversight.
Far beyond its original mission of coordination, Frontex enforces the security-driven, xenophobic, and anti-migration approach now upheld by most EU Member States and third countries. When it is not covering up illegal actions committed by European governments to push refugees back from their borders, it actively participates in them and has been repeatedly accused and found guilty of violating fundamental rights. After twenty years of activity, Frontex can boast of being the most dangerous agency for non-European citizens.
We believe that such an institution has no reason to exist. It only reinforces discriminatory, undemocratic, and lethal “values” and practices at the European level. Frontex is a tool in the hands of right-wing parties multiplying in European capitals, with the complicity of the European left. We believe it should not exist while recognizing that it is merely the product of much older policies and trends within the EU.
Abolish Frontex
Tags: Frontex migrants refugees