00:00Protecting our external borders is a fundamental task for any state in the world, I would say.
00:08It is a precondition also for upholding our freedoms, for upholding our security,
00:15keeping EU citizens safe, but it is also about strengthening trust between the member states.
00:24We can only uphold our freedoms if we protect our external borders effectively.
00:33And that is why today we propose a stronger Frontex.
00:37We must act before an event becomes a crisis, and it must be us to decide who can enter the
00:46European Union,
00:47who can stay, but also who must leave the European Union again.
00:52We have built very strong foundations, and now we are strengthening Frontex in three very concrete ways.
01:02First of all, Frontex needs to be faster, needs to be more agile, and needs to be better prepared.
01:10So we have to make Frontex ready to act before an event actually becomes a crisis.
01:18And...
