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Frontex teams at work on the Greek-Turkish border, the busiest crossing point for EU-bound irregular migrants (Photo: frontex.europa.eu)

EU agrees to boost border agency's powers

On the eve of a two-day summit covering migration issues as well as the Greek crisis, the EU's main institutions have agreed to give extra powers to the bloc's border agency Frontex on human trafficking and other cross-border crimes.

The deal reached on Wednesday (22 June) by EU governments, the European Parliament and the European Commission will allow Frontex to buy or lease its own equipment - such as helicopters and terrain vehicles, so as to make it less dependant on assets lent by...

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Frontex teams at work on the Greek-Turkish border, the busiest crossing point for EU-bound irregular migrants (Photo: frontex.europa.eu)

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