# External borders: mandate of the Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (FRONTEX)

European Parliament procedure 2010/0039(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee AFET / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 231 committee amendments tabled by 26 Members between 2010-11-03 and 2011-07-06.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative procedure on the mandate of the external-borders agency (FRONTEX). The amendments emphasise respect for fundamental rights, the Charter, non-refoulement and access to international protection, training of border guards, joint operations and pilot projects with host Member States, a technical-equipment pool and its financing, a code of conduct for return of irregularly present third-country nationals, cooperation with third countries, liaison officers, and reporting to the Management Board and Parliament.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hélène FLAUTRE | France | Verts/ALE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4385.md |
| Ska KELLER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96734.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Rui TAVARES | Portugal | Verts/ALE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96821.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS | Greece | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97011.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Salvatore IACOLINO | Italy | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96818.md |
| Sabine LÖSING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96854.md |
| Simon BUSUTTIL | Malta | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28120.md |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96932.md |
| Andreas MÖLZER | Austria | NI | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28255.md |
| Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU | Greece | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96900.md |
| Franz OBERMAYR | Austria | ENF | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96981.md |
| Ernst STRASSER | Austria | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96766.md |

## Official source documents

- PE452.597: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-452.597+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE454.546: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-454.546+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE469.767: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-469.767+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-0039-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-0039-COD.json

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