The evolution of the European borders’ management through the European Border and Coast Guard Agency

The author aims to demonstrate how the concept of European Border management has evolved over the past twenty years. More specifi cally, the starting point of this exercise is that the development of this policy is closely linked to the successive mandates of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, which can be seen as an arm of the European Union in this field. The author points out how illegal migration has affected relevant developments in the European Union in relation to border control as well as border protection. Since illegal migration is constantly changing and evolving, the European Border and Coast Guards Agency’s mandate responds to these changes.