“…292 For a review of securitisation and risk at the EU border see the work by Neal (2009) In Frontex rescue actions, it seems that the most efficient fulfilment of the missions entrusted to the Agency has taken precedence over the democratic control of its activities, and respect for human rights, a fact that has not been adequately addressed in successive reforms and has not been well developed in practice. The operational activities carried out by Frontex in recent years have drawn harsh criticism in terms of democratic accountability (Santos Vara, 2018b).…”