Today, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency introduces its first liaison officer to an EU Member State to enhance the cooperation between the agency and national authorities responsible for border management, returns and coast guard functions.



The first liaison officer will work in Bulgaria. Today she was presented to the national authorities by Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri.



“One of the increasingly important responsibilities of our agency is to contribute to the strengthening of EU’s internal security, which requires an ever stronger cooperation between Frontex and EU Member States. Our liaison officers play a central role in this task,” said Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri.



Frontex will deploy 11 liaison officers to Member States. They will be posted in various EU Member States, often covering a cluster of neighbouring countries.