Repatriation of migrants – EU: Austria-Morocco deal “not unusual”

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According to the EU Commission, agreements with third countries, such as Austria’s with Morocco, on cooperation in the readmission of illegal migrants are “not uncommon”. Anitta Hipper, spokeswoman for EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson, stressed on Friday that the EU Commission has a mandate to negotiate repatriation and visa facilitation agreements with third countries on behalf of the EU.

The Commission is aware of Austria’s challenges in terms of illegal migration, given the increasing numbers, and will continue to support Austria and keep in contact with Vienna on this matter, the spokeswoman assured.

No EU repatriation agreement with Morocco
There is currently no EU repatriation agreement with Morocco. “Morocco is a strategic partner and we work closely together on migration management,” said the spokeswoman. Over the past year, the EU has intensified its cooperation on migration with third countries, in particular with Morocco.

During a visit to Morocco in July 2022, Johansson also spoke about the return of illegal immigrants. The EU summit in February also underlined the importance of a unified EU return policy.

“Reducing irregular migration through improved returns can pave the way for more legal migration,” the spokeswoman continued. New partnerships between skilled workers are under discussion, an important initiative under the new migration and asylum package, which aims to help reduce the shortage of skilled workers in the European Union and to promote partnerships with third countries to reinforce. countries in terms of migration. Targets of such expert partnerships are Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Source: Krone

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