REPORT on the annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2024

Tabled by Cristina Guarda

17. Stresses that Frontex’s primary mission must be the Removed: protection of the EU’s external borders, the control of human traffickers and coyotes, and the fight against illegal immigration; underlines that a lack of border control is what leads to more deaths at sea; Added: prevention of deaths at sea, fully and consistently complying with relevant international human rights law; stresses that under the applicable EU and international legal framework, Member States are obliged to render assistance to any vessel or person in distress at sea, regardless of the nationality or status of the person or the circumstances in which that person is found;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.972v01-00