Published 5 months ago

Former EU border agency chief joins French far-right RN party

Former Frontex chief Leggeri announced his candidacy for the European Parliament with the far-right French party led by Marine Le Pen.
Leggeri resigned as head of Frontex in 2022 over accusations of covering up abuses by Greek coast guards against migrants.
Leggeri's campaign focus for the EU Parliament elections is on stricter immigration rules, aiming to combat the 'flood of migration.

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The Straits Times

Former EU border agency chief joins French far-right RN party

The former director of the European Union's border agency Frontext said he will run in the June European elections on the list of French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN). Read more at straitstimes.com.

5 months ago·Singapore

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Kronen Zeitung

Ex-Frontex boss stands up for right-wing populists

The former head of the EU border protection agency Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, has joined the right-wing populist party Rassemblement National (RN) in France and is running in the EU elections. He resigned from office in 2022 due to human rights violations. Leggeri stated on Saturday that he was running on the RN list for the European elections in June. The party has “a concrete plan and the capacity to implement it,” the 55-year-old told the Sund…

5 months ago

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Zeit Online

Parties: European elections: Former Frontex leader stands for Le Pen party

Here you can find information on the subject of “parties”. Read now “European elections: Former Frontex leader stands for Le Pen party.”

5 months ago·Germany

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La Repubblica

The former head of Frontex is running for European elections with Marine Le Pen: he accused NGOs of attracting migrants to the EU

Fabrice Leggeri led the operations of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency from 2015 to 2022. He resigned after complaints from associations and various protests. Meanwhile, the polls on the June vote are increasingly catastrophic for Macron.

5 months ago·Turin, Italy

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