The European Commission is this week set to adopt a plan to establish EU rapid reaction teams aimed at safeguarding the bloc's external borders.
At their last meeting before the summer break, commissioners are set on Wednesday (19 July), to approve a document - seen by the EUobserver - which outlines the tasks and rules under which "rapid border intervention teams" would operate.
The plan is based on a voluntary scheme where member states willing to participate in the project wou...
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