Financial scrutiny of Frontex as a political accountability tool

GIGLI, Michele

doi:10.17176/20220908-230438-0

2022

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GIGLI, Michele

Verfassungsdebate, 2022, Frontex and the rule of law, OnlineOnly

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GIGLI, Michele, Financial scrutiny of Frontex as a political accountability tool, Verfassungsdebate, 2022, Frontex and the rule of law, OnlineOnly - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/77241

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An investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on allegations of misconduct within Frontex ended with a report classified as confidential, which was therefore only accessible to the agency’s Management Board. Shortly after submission of the report, Frontex’ Executive Director (ED), Fabrice Leggeri, resigned, opening up a new cycle in the governance of the agency. Following up on this, the European Parliament (EP) decided to postpone the discharge of Frontex’ budget on the ground of lacking information with regard to the subject of the OLAF report.

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Published online: 08 September 2022; This article belongs to the debate 'Frontex and the rule of law'. The management of external borders is one of the most controversial policies of the EU. In a context where violence is at times systemic, the role of the EU’s dedicated border agency Frontex has dramatically increased over the years. Do its operations respect the paradigms of the rule of law? Are there effective systems in place to monitor the Agency and ensure its accountability? The recent resignation of the Executive Director, following the presentation of a yet undisclosed report by OLAF to the Management Board, raises a number of questions that this debate tries to tackle.

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Full-text via DOI: 10.17176/20220908-230438-0

ISSN: 2366-7044

External link: https://verfassungsblog.de/financial-scrutiny-of-frontex-as-a-political-accountability-tool/

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