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. Expresses alarm at the increasing number of deaths, particularly at sea, and of human rights abuses in the course of irregular migrants’ attempts to enter the EU; requests that the Commission consult Parliament prior to the conclusion of any agreement between Frontex and a third country; insists th
at these agreements must provide for stringent safeguards to ensure full respect for human rights standards, including with regard to return, joint patrolling, search and rescue and interception operations; draws attention to the repor
...[+++]ts drafted by international organisations (the Council of Europe and the UN), the Fundamental Rights Agency and the European Ombudsman relating to the impact on migrants’ rights of the management of the EU’s external borders and to the observance of fundamental rights by Frontex; calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to take swift action to halt violations of migrants’ rights, which have on occasion led to deaths, and urges that the EU and its Member States fulfil their international obligations; urges, therefore, that the EU investigate any reports of mistreatment of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers at EU borders by Frontex, notably as regards detention conditions; emphasises that – especially given the particular instability and political turmoil in the MENA region – the relevant services of the Commission, the EEAS and specialised EU agencies need to coordinate their efforts as part of a holistic approach to the issue of irregular migration targeting Member States, in a manner that is consistent with European principles and values, and with EU efforts in the region and the wider southern neighbourhood aimed at stabilisation and democratisation within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy / Common Security and Defence Policy; 
