Frontex: delivering operational solidarity for the Schengen Area

In his address to the IIEA, Mr Brinkmann speaks about the changes Frontex has undergone in recent years, including the establishment of the EU Standing Corps. He outlines the benefits arising from the Schengen Area and describe some examples of operational support and deployments that Frontex delivers in the Mediterranean, the English Channel and at the EU’s Eastern borders. Mr Brinkmann also remarks upon the establishment of European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and the overall digital transformation that the EU’s border management systems are undergoing.

About the Speaker:

With extensive experience of over 20 years on legal and international affairs, Götz Brinkmann is the Director of the International and European Cooperation Division. Before joining Frontex in 2016 as the Head of International and European Cooperation Unit, he worked for the European External Action Service as Head of Section for planning CSDP missions in the Crisis Management Planning Directorate. His previous experience includes several positions in the Western Balkans on fieldwork as well as in the area of Rule of Law with the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).