The EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016, widely known as “the deal” or the EU-Turkey deal, has been one of the most controversial policy steps taken by the EU in recent years. This policy brief, which also aims to serve as an amicus curiae brief, examines two interrelated aspects of the...

A series of recent high-publicity scandals and inquiries have thrown the limelight on the functioning of the European Border and Coastguard Agency, more commonly known as Frontex. Over the course of 15 years, it grew from a small agency with a budget of just over EUR 19 million in its first full...