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Plans to fortify Frontex divide EU members

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Frontex's Executive Director, Hans Leijtens with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker (seen from behind) at the agency’s HQ in Warsaw on 17 September 2026.
Frontex's Executive Director, Hans Leijtens with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker (seen from behind) at the agency’s HQ in Warsaw on 17 September 2026. © Roland Schlager/APA/AFP

The European Commission is urging the EU border agency to step up its efforts to monitor social media and strengthen certain aspects of its security capabilities. Yet several member states are resisting. A board meeting, expected to be tense, begins today in Dublin.

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