Frontex, the European Union’s border management agency, is too dependent on EU countries to intervene when migrant vessels in the Mediterranean are in trouble, an EU watchdog found on Wednesday. “Frontex includes ‘coastguard’ in its name but its current mandate and mission clearly fall short of that,” the European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly said in a statement. “If Frontex has a duty to help save lives at sea, but the tools for it are lacking, then this is clearly a matter for EU legislators,” she added. In June 2023, the ombudsman launched a probe into Frontex over the Adriana boat tragedy, whe…