Conclusions of the European Ombudsman on EU search and rescue following her inquiry into how the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) complies with its fundamental rights obligations in the context of its maritime surveillance activities, in particular the Adriana shipwreck
CORRESPONDENCE – DATE Monday | 26 February 2024CASE OI/3/2023/MHZ – OPENED ON Monday | 24 July 2023 – DECISION ON Monday | 26 February 2024 – INSTITUTION CONCERNED European Border and Coast Guard Agency (No further inquiries justified) Reposted from European Ombudsman Introduction On 14 June 2023 over 600 people drowned in the the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Pylos in Greece, when their boat – a severely overcrowded fishing…