# EU proposes giving Frontex major new powers

https://mins.news/en/item/117838

- DW, 2026-10-27 17:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-proposes-giving-frontex-border-agency-new-major-powers/a-79779690?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The European Commission has proposed expanding Frontex’s resources and authority so it can help non-EU countries return irregular migrants and take on more of the deportation process. The plan includes gradually building a 30,000-strong standing corps over 15 years and creating a return coordination center. It follows the humanitarian crisis in Ceuta and drew criticism from a Green MEP, who accused the Commission of pandering to populism and the far right.

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