EU institutions are fast-tracking plans to establish a European border and coast guard (EBCG) agency.
Members of the European Parliament’s committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs (Libe) on Monday (30 May) endorsed a report on the proposal.
They also gave Artis Pabriks, a centre-right Latvian lawmaker, the mandate to start negotiations with EU member states without the need for passing through a plenary vote for approval.
The guard is bound to be operational...
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