The MARII Coordinators Meeting held on September 18, 2015, focused on enhancing regional cooperation among Western Balkans countries for EU integration and tackling issues such as irregular migration, labor mobility, and asylum. The Montenegrin presidency emphasized the need for organizational restructuring, effective border management, and collaboration in addressing irregular migration and refugee integration. Various projects and networks were discussed, including the establishment of legal frameworks and joint operational efforts to improve regional responses to migration challenges.

1. MARRI
CEI Committee National Coordinators meeting
18th September, 2015
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2. Content
MARRI Background Information
Strategic & Operational development
Montenegrin Presidency-in-Office priorities
MARRI Networks
MARRI Projects and Partners
Projects in the pipeline
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3. MARRI Background Information
MARRI Forum and
Committee
bringing together the
countries of the region
Participants Officials
delegated to
MARRI RC in Skopje
Responsibility for
regional dimension in
the EU approach
Enhancing regional
cooperation focusing
on the
EU integration process
Provides support to the
implementation of
priorities set by
MARRI Participants
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4. MARRI Background Information
Accepting the principle
of all-inclusiveness in
the Western Balkans
Region
New MARRI participant
Kosovo (June 2015)
Coordination with
other regional
initiatives and
international
organizations
Development of the
projects with common
regional interest
Assist LEA in reaching
the EU standards by
organizing WS,
conferences, trainings
Enhancing regional and
international
cooperation in the
process of information
and best practices
exchange
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5. Strategic & Operational Development
EU accession of WB 6
Berlin process
to work more intensively together
in regional structures
Montenegrin MARRI Presidency
2015-2016
EC PR & IPA MB
in supporting long term capacity
building in the Region
Governments of MARRI
Participants
Inputs provided
MARRI Action Plan
improving WB institutional and
project cooperation with EU
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6. Strategic & Operational Development
Necessity to conduct an
adequate
organizational
restructuring of
MARRI
Significantly greater
efficiency and visibility
of MARRI (needs based
approach)
Tangible results and
regional ownership
strengthening
MARRI Forum and
Committee, December
Enhancing regional
cooperation in the field
of labor mobility
Policy and legal
harmonization
(EU Acquis)
State administration
capacity building
Awareness raising
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7. Montenegrin Presidency
Irregular migration – coordination of activities for finding effective mechanisms
for the prevention and reduction of cross-border crime, people smuggling and
trafficking in human beings.
Legal migration – intensification of cooperation among the MARRI Participants
n order to facilitate labour migration in the region, in particular seasonal, with
continuous exchange of data, experience and finding possibilities for joint
projects.
Readmission – providing support to the process of concluding and
implementing agreements and protocols on readmission on a bilateral level
with the EU Member States and third countries; finding permanent solutions
for the reintegration of returnees and exercise of their rights.
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8. Montenegrin Presidency
Asylum – further action on the harmonisation of the legislation, asylum seekers
reception, training and exchange of information in order to meet the European
standards; considering the asylum issues in the region, legal and illegal entries,
rights of asylum seekers and their care, developing regional mechanisms.
Border management – providing support to the established MARRI network-
the project on border police cooperation at international airports of the
countries of the region; finding new project opportunities as regards more
efficient border management in the Western Balkans region.
Refugees – particular attention shall be paid to the solving of the issue of
return, integration and the solving of the issue of the legal status of the
remaining refugees in the Western Balkans region. Cooperation among the
MARRI Participants and the assistance of the international community in this
area is of great importance.
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9. MARRI Networks
Border Management
Police Network
Network for
cooperation on
readmission of
irregular migration
National Coordinators
for Trafficking in
Human Beings
Heads for Asylum
Network
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10. Ongoing Projects
BOARDAIRPOL
Swiss Confederation
Improvement of the
Procedures for
Establishing Identity of
Irregular Migrants in the
MARRI Region
United Kingdom
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11. B O A R D A I R P O L
Secured
Web Portal
Annual
meetings
Joint
Trainings
Assisting SEE
Countries’ in their
efforts to
counteract
irregular migration
and to fight against
terrorism and
crime
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12. B O A R D A I R P O L Outcomes
Protected web site
developed
Strategic
comprehensive
overview developed
Capacities of
Internatioanl
Airports improved
Performances of
border police at
airports
strengthened
Procedures scale up
with the EU guiding
principles
Level of security on
the International
Airports improved
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13. Improvement of the Procedures for Establishing
Identity of Irregular Migrants in the MARRI Region
Development of capacities and
establishment of closer
cooperation among WB
countries connected to irregular
migration phenomenon
DATABASE- Enable rational use
of interpretation capacities by
creating database of
interpreters for rare languages
Guidelines - Harmonize the
procedures for establishing
identity of illegal migrants
MoU- Develop and adopt a
regional legal framework that
will create the basis for a use of
joint interpretation capacities
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14. Advocating WB 6 &
promoting projects
Projects to be
permanently
promoted at
MARRI forums
and events
Sustainable
communication
network to be
created
Further
commitment
and support of
all Project
beneficiary
countries
needed
Project
partners to
promote
MARRI
activities
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15. Partners
Ongoing cooperation
• FRONTEX
• IOM
• ICMPD
• SEPCA
• PCC SEE
• CEI
• RCC
• DCAF
• RACVIAC
• Swiss Confederation
• United Kingdom
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16. Projects in the pipeline
Organizing conferences gathering
MARRI Participants and
Diplomatic Missions of the
countries of the origin of irregular
migrants, aiming at speeding up
the process of identification and
repatriation
Comparative practices in regards to the
registration of residence of foreigners in
MARRI region and comparative practice
with the EU countries
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17. Projects in the pipeline
Seminars for MARRI region aiming
at establishing joint procedures
concerning the control of
entrepreneurs employing irregular
migrants, as well as the process of
harmonizing MARRI region national
legislation with the EU acquis
Exchange of experience between MARRI
countries in situations of a large migrant
flows
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18. Projects in the pipeline
Supporting organization
of joint operation in the
fight against irregular
migration
Organizing seminars in
MARRI region in terms of
more efficient analytical
monitoring of migration
issues with risk analysis
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19. Thank you for your attention
Tamara Mugosa
Director
MARRI Regional Centre
tamara.mugosa@marri-rc.org.mk
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