Dutchman Leijtens becomes new head of Frontex

Dutchman Hans Leijtens will be the new head of the EU border management agency Frontex. The 59-year-old former commander of the Dutch Border and Military Police was appointed by the agency’s governing board for a five-year term, Frontex announced Tuesday. Leijtens takes over as Frontex head from Latvian Aija Kalnaja, who had led the agency’s operations on a transitional basis for several months.