Plea to beef up EU border agency

The EU Justice Commissioner, Franco Frattini, said, January 2007, that Member States must urgently give helicopters and boats to the new EU border agency, Frontex. He was speakin before an Informal Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, Dresden, 14-15 January 2007.

• Primary Source

FRONTEX: Press Release, 19.12.06: Longest FRONTEX coordinated operation ¿ HERA, the Canary Islands http://www.frontex.eu.int/newsroom/news_releases/art8.html

Germany: EU Presidency: Press Release, 14.1.07: First EU Trio Presidency of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers Gets Under Way http://www.eu2007.de/en/News/Press_Releases/January/0114BMIDresden1.html

Germany: EU Presidency: Press Release, 15.1.07: Interior ministers want to work closely with countries of origin and transit on migration issues http://www.eu2007.de/en/News/Press_Releases/January/0115BMImigration.html

Germany: EU Presidency: Informal Meeting of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs, Dresden, 14-16 January 2007 http://www.eu2007.de/en/Meetings_Calendar/Dates/January/0114-JI.html

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