Pushbacks

A New Frontex Modelled on Trump’s ICE

The European Commission’s plans would turn Frontex into a powerful EU agency with a central role in tightening Europe’s borders.
This approach treats migration primarily as a security issue, focusing on preventing migrants and refugees from entering Europe and increasing deportations.

We strongly condemn any practices that put lives at risk in the name of border security.

Protecting borders must never come at the expense of human lives. Dangerous pursuits and operations that put people at risk cannot be justified. The safety and dignity of every person must always come first.

Based on four years of research and documentation, the report titled The Border Industry in Lesvos: Economies of Expulsion, Confinement, and Dehumanisation, analyses the role of Frontex, EASO (renamed EUAA), and Greek Ministries as procurers in 554 contracts with 289 contractors worth a total of €1.115 billion only in framework agreements.
The report raises many questions about the transparency of procurement procedures.

Efsyn presents an audio documentary that connects the latest tragedy to previous incidents, such as the Pylos and Farmakonisi tragedies, raising critical questions about operational decisions, transparency, and the protection of human life.

Another crime, following the Pylos shipwreck, has occurred this time off the coast of Chios, where the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG) pursued a boat carrying refugees and collided with it.