With the help of German police forces
Faeser announces further Frontex support
April 29, 2024, 2:33 a.m
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Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser continues to insist on rapid implementation of the EU asylum laws. She also puts pressure on her traffic light colleagues to do this. She also wants to provide more support to the border and coast guard Frontex.
Before the start of the EU Interior Ministers’ Conference in Ghent, Belgium, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced a continuation of Germany’s commitment to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex. “We will continue to participate in Frontex missions at the external borders with strong German police forces, also to ensure the rule of law and humanitarian standards,” she told the “Rheinische Post”. “We need pilot projects at these borders in order to implement the new strict controls and quick procedures now. This should be comprehensively accompanied and supported by the EU Commission.”
She also insists on rapid implementation of the EU asylum decisions. “The new Common European Asylum System, which we must now implement quickly, is of utmost importance. The relief through more control, faster procedures and fairer distribution must also be quickly felt in our communities,” she said.
Implementation can and must take place significantly faster than the legally stipulated two years. She appealed to her colleagues in the traffic light coalition to pick up the pace. “I would like us to quickly incorporate all the resolutions that still need to be implemented into national law.” The new asylum system CEAS approved by the European Parliament provides for asylum procedures at the external borders and accelerated returns.