Under changes to the Frontex mandate, already provisionally agreed by Parliament and the Council, the agency itself could buy or lease its own equipment, such as cars or helicopters, rather than depending on what Member States allocate to it.
Grozījumi regulā paredz izveidot "Eiropas robežsardzes vienības" kuras jāizvieto uz ārējām robežām ātrās reaģēšanas robežapsardzes operāciju un kopīgo pasākumu, eksperimentālo projektu un ātrās reaģēšanas operāciju laikā.