Dana Spinant

Functionnal responsibility for the "border package" proposed by DG HOME which involved strenghtening the mandate of Frontex and the elaboration of "working arrangements" with third countries. (See, The Commission, B Implication in relevant policies, I End of MN and launch of Triton, d involvement in migration policies in the Med)

Dana Spinant, stated before the British House of Lords that "legal routes re the safest way to bring asylum seekers to the place which can offer shelter in the EU" further reinforcing the narrative of dichotomy between orderly and disorderly migration and artificially pretending that "migrants" had the possibility to avoid 'illegal crossing' (See, The Commission, A Ogranisational structure, I The College of Commissioners, e Directorates-General, DG Home and migration policies)

DG HOME manages the AMIF (Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund) and the ISF (Internal Security Fund), those funds place significant emphasis on the external dimension of migration (See, The Commission, A Ogranisational structure, I The College of Commissioners, Directorates-General, Migration & Security Funds)In 2016 DG HOME contributed to 75.8 million euros to the emergency assistance which supported Triton and Poseidon operations in the Mediterranean. She encompasses functionnal responsibility since he was a member of DG HOME. (See, Commission, See, The Commission, B implication in policies, I End of MN and launch of Triton, The European Agenda on Migration)