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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU censures border agency after reports of human rights abuses in Greece

refugees with placard 'Refugees are human beings'
Refugees in Athens in November 2021. The EU border agency has been accused of contributing to the Fortress Europe policy. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images

The European parliament has refused to sign off the EU border agency’s accounts, saying it had failed to investigate alleged human rights violations of asylum seekers in Greece.

The vote on the agency, Frontex, came after the resignation last week of its director, Fabrice Leggeri, who left after an investigation by Olaf, the EU’s anti-fraud body.

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