Overview
- Judges affirmed that Frontex must safeguard fundamental rights during EU‑coordinated return flights, including verifying that valid return orders exist for each person.
- The EU General Court must reconsider a Syrian‑Kurdish family's claim for nearly €140,000 over their removal from a Greek island to Turkey after they said they would seek asylum.
- The top court faulted the 2023 dismissal for treating Frontex as merely a technical helper and for failing to assess the agency's obligations.
- In a separate case, a Syrian man alleging a pushback and seeking €500,000 was granted a retrial after the lower court did not obtain all relevant information from Frontex.
- The ECJ stressed that rights violations during return flights cannot be pinned solely on the member state, opening the door to potential liability for the EU agency.