All Serbian borders shall be protected by the European group Frontex: EADaily

To be able to management and forestall unlawful migration and cross-border crime, the European Border and Coast Guard Company (Frontex) will perform checks in any respect Serbian borders, and never solely at sections of the border with EU international locations, mentioned Serbian Inside Minister Ivica Dacic. and EU Residence Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson.

Hundreds of migrants from the Center East and North Africa proceed to achieve the European Union every year on the so-called Balkan route, which passes via Turkey, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Serbia. The settlement signed on Tuesday is predicted to enhance Serbia’s border safety.

In 2021, Frontex and Serbia signed an settlement that sections of the border shared with EU member states Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia could be guarded by Frontex workers in addition to Serbian police and border guards. That 2021 deal changed an settlement signed on Tuesday to increase Frontex safety to sections of the border shared with non-EU international locations Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo .

European Commissioner Alan Johansson additionally donated 65 vehicles from the EU to the Serbian Ministry of Inside Affairs. The vehicles will assist enhance border management.