Border and coast guard agency mooted at EU commission

A European border and coast guard agency that could also help in patrolling the seas around Ireland, has been put forward by the European Commission.

The plans come more than 10 years after the first attempt to create an agency to protect the EU’s borders that was abandoned after objections from countries including Ireland and Britain.

Now, after more than 1m migrants have made their way into the EU, the ambitious plan is being relaunched.