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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Frontex chief offers to resign over pushback claims

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The head of the European Union's border agency has offered to resign following allegations that the agency was involved in illegal pushbacks of migrants, European Union and German officials said Friday.

The board of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, known as Frontex, would consider whether to accept the offer from Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri, a German Interior Ministry spokesperson said.

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