Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Agencies

Tabled by Dick Erixon, Kristoffer Storm, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza, Nicolas Bay, Charlie Weimers, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Cristian Terheş

Added: 33 a. Stresses that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) must concentrate its resources on its core operational tasks, namely border surveillance of the Schengen area, combating cross-border crime and supporting effective return operations, which are essential to maintaining a credible migration management framework for the Union; calls for the continued prioritisation of frontline recruitment at the Union's external borders and for a corresponding streamlining of administrative posts; notes that the overall Union return rate remains insufficient in relation to the scale of illegal migration flows; urges Frontex to further strengthen its return operations and to intensify cooperation with Member States and third countries to improve the effectiveness of return programmes;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.206