Frontex is supposed to protect Europe’s borders, but it has been “captured” by the Left, so does nothing of the sort.
That is the verdict of Sweden Democrats MEP Charlie Weimers, who stands at the forefront of efforts to reverse what he describes as the “coup at Frontex”—no small task, by his own admission, given the role of senior European Union officials in this takeover.
Weimers stressed that “this is not a procedural matter. It is an institutional crisis.”
Frontex must return to its core mission: guarding Europe’s borders. The agency must be stripped of ideological interference and restored as a force that defends national sovereignty and public security.
The Coup at Frontex must be reversed
Frontex—once tasked with being Europe’s shield against illegal immigration—has been captured.
What was meant to be the frontline defender of European safety has been quietly infiltrated and overtaken by left-wing ideologues. At the height… pic.twitter.com/cSpz6BInM3
The campaign took an important step forward on Tuesday when former Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri—now a member of the Patriots for Europe Group—addressed the European Parliament about the agency’s failure to meet its objectives.
Leggeri has recently described Frontex as being “paralyzed by the EU, under the influence of NGOs and the Commission,” adding that “it must be freed from these constraints and provided with a clear political framework to ensure the protection of our borders.”
Following the discussion in the Parliament, Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti, director of France’s Observatory of Immigration and Demography, warned that even if it wanted to act, Frontex “is not allowed to ‘push back’ foreigners who cross [borders] irregularly.”
Czech politician Robert Kotzian also last month pointed to the “absurdity” of Frontex’s current executive director, Hans Leijtens, allegedly admitting to “collaborating with political NGOs in their activities in the Mediterranean Sea,” transporting migrants across the sea to Europe.
FRONTEX. ABSURDNĚJŠÍ NEŽ JSME SI MYSLELI.
Ředitel agentury Frontex, tedy agentury EU pověřené mj. ochranou vnějších hranic EU (společně s členskými státy), Hans Leijtens prohlásil:
"Nechci, aby byli lidé (tj. migranti – pozn. R.K.) vraceni do Libye. Jediné, co můžeme dělat, je… pic.twitter.com/9jjNfpehsA
He called on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to investigate the activities of the agency.
Michael Curzon is a news writer for europeanconservative.com based in England’s Midlands. He is also Editor of Bournbrook Magazine, which he founded in 2019, and previously wrote for London’s Express Online. His Twitter handle is @MichaelCurzon_.
