Frontex Quick Reaction Force

Question for written answer E-003521/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Özlem Demirel (The Left)

To allow for a faster and more flexible response to 'dynamic border situations', Frontex has conceived a unit called the Quick Reaction Force (QRF), divided into two sections: a mobile European QRF (E-QRF) with 40 standing corps officers for pan-European support and a contingent QRF (C-QRF) consisting of teams of volunteers under the existing quotas available for 'emergency situations'. The QRF staff will not have any periods of inactivity; when not deployed, they will be tasked with training the standing reserve or assigned to ongoing operations.

• 1.What details can Frontex provide about the design or launch of the QRF, and what is the timetable for the various steps to be carried out?
• 2.What examples can it give of 'dynamic border situations' for which the QRF could be deployed?
• 3.Where will the QRF be based and to what extent would it also cooperate with the Member States' special ATLAS units, which are now coordinated by Europol?

Submitted: 11.9.2025