Common Western Balkan Migration Policy: Borders and Returns - Regional Policy Paper III
Common Western Balkan Migration Policy: Borders and Returns - Regional Policy Paper III

Author(s): Jelena Unijat
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Grupa 484
Keywords: migration: borders; asylum; frontex
Summary/Abstract: This is the third Regional Policy Paper of the Balkan Refugee and Migration Council (BRMC). Its main purpose is to present to the general and professional public, as well as to stakeholders, the migration situation in the Western Balkans (WB) region during 2020 and 2021. In the first part of the document, the main points are updates of national legal, policy, and institutional frameworks, as well as an overview of regional cooperation, the European integration process, and cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). Activities of various international mechanisms in the region and their reports related to border management and migration issues are also presented. In the second part, the main focus is on the practice and particular case studies in WB countries. The final section provides recommendations for further improvements in legislation and action, covering related national and regional challenges. In addition to the standard topics, one section of this Policy Paper is dedicated to COVID-19related to the position of migrants, while another section is dedicated to the WB countries response to the situation in Afghanistan.

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