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European Union, Poland
Frontex hit by new anti-corruption investigation

The headquarters of the European border and coast guard agency were raided in early March as part of an investigation by the European anti-fraud office. A senior Italian Frontex official is under investigation. [...]

Published on 01/04/2026 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Antoine Izambard

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