Ireland's participation in Frontex activities is governed by agreements that are renewed annually. A Frontex management board decision from March outlines Ireland’s participation in operations and activities for 2022. The payment to Frontex from Ireland is significantly larger than in previous years, particularly in the realm of returns.
Which documents is the Commission adopting today? The first State of Schengen Report; A policy document, starting a consultation of the European Parliament …
With negotiations on the laws that make up the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum making little progress, in January the French Presidency of the Council proposed a “gradual approach” – pickling out some elements on which progress could be made, and leaving others to one side. Key to the plans is the consolidation of political unity amongst member states and EU institutions (“Team Europe”) in order to further externalise migration control.
EU: Detention at the borders to increase voluntary return of migrants
05 May 2021
A new strategy on voluntary return and reintegration unveiled by the European Commission at the end of last month notes that the use of detention can increase the uptake of voluntary returns at early stages of the return process.
The proposed introduction of return border procedures - whereby people arriving at the EU s borders could be subject to mandatory detention for up to 10 months, likely rendering it extremely difficult to access legal assistance and other services - is seen as key to increasing voluntary returns.
The strategy document underscores that in the return border procedure , which is part of a new Asylum Procedure Regulation proposed last September (pdf) people will be available and more willing to cooperate with the authorities.
Credit: Frontex Facebook pageThe European Commission announced earlier this week that the Union is adopting the first EU migration Strategy on voluntary return and reintegration of migrants who have reached European shores.The Strategy promotes voluntary return and reintegration as an integral part of a common EU system for returns, a key objective under the New…