http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220906-230713-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/hybrid-eu-external-border-management/ Hybrid EU External Border Management - Frontex, the Rule of Law and the Quest for Accountability Coman-Kund, Florin eng 2022-09-06 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Administrative Law border control Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The recent resignation of the Executive Director of Frontex disguises in fact the many structural problems and flaws resulting from the hybrid exercise of significant executive powers within a shallow legal framework. This blogpost argues that this leads to a lack of clarity, adequate controls and safeguards which in turn creates fertile ground for abuse of power and unaccountability.