India, Oct. 29 -- Amnesty International said the European Commission’s proposed reform of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation would vastly expand the European Border and Coast Guard Agency’s budget, powers, staff and mandate without commensurately expanding human rights safeguards and transparency obligations, and called for the proposal to be rejected outright. The comments were made by Eve Geddie, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, in response to the European Commission’s proposed changes presented on Oct. 27.
Key criticisms raised by Amnesty International
Geddie said the proposed changes “once again prioritize expanding the agency’s powers to deport, enforce border control, and operate beyond t...