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Hans Leijtens (l) appeared ambivalent in front of MEPs on Thursday on suspending Frontex operations in Greece due to rights violations (Photo: © European Union 2023 - Source : EP)

Frontex chief ambivalent on pulling out of Greece

The head of the EU's border agency Hans Leijtens is making a case for Frontex to remain in Greece.

His comments on Thursday (6 July) came after Jonas Grimheden, the agency's fundamental rights officer, reportedly recommended operations be suspended.

"It's an advice from the fundamental officer and of course we take that into account," Leijtens told MEPs in the parliament's civil liberties committee.

But Leijtens said tha...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Hans Leijtens (l) appeared ambivalent in front of MEPs on Thursday on suspending Frontex operations in Greece due to rights violations (Photo: © European Union 2023 - Source : EP)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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