EU unveils new border force

New agency will draw on reserve pool of 1,500 border guards.

The European Union on Thursday launched the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, designed to monitor the bloc’s external borders and help EU countries identify security threats, according to a statement.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker announced plans to establish the agency, which was built on the foundations of Frontex, in September 2015. It will draw from a rapid reserve pool of at least 1,500 border guards.

The new agency will “help us to get back to Schengen,” Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico said in a statement.

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