Tag: Albania
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„European Return Centre“: How Frontex oils the EU deportation machine
Rejected asylum seekers are to be returned to their country of origin with “restraint techniques” and in a climate-neutral way. Part of the EU’s migration policy is to return rejected asylum seekers to their countries of origin or to other third countries outside Europe. Frontex is to provide more support to the member states for […]
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Western Balkans test field: Frontex already operates in four non-EU states
Frontex was once established to support EU Member States with an external border in their surveillance. The tasks of this European Border and Coast Guard have always included improving controls on land and at EU airports and seaports. However, with the increasing externalisation of European migration defence from 2015 onwards, this scope of responsibility soon […]
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First deployment on the edge of a war zone: EU sends Frontex to Moldova
In just a few days, the Republic of Moldova could command units of the EU border force, the deployment is already being prepared. However, a status agreement currently being negotiated with the government in Chisinau would have to exclude operations in Transnistria, where Russia has stationed military forces. The EU Commission and the member states […]
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Demands from EU member states: Greece to upgrade borders with helicopters, drones, police dogs
Following a review by other Schengen states, the Greek government is improving surveillance and control of its external borders, funded by EU funds. This could encourage pushbacks in violation of international law. European Union member states are likely to oblige Greece to further upgrade its external borders. A draft decision by the EU Commission, published […]