European Commission belatedly make available: Africa: "Partnership Frameworks" report
03 March 2017
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European Commission
belatedly make available: Africa: "Partnership Frameworks"
report
3.3.17
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• Third Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration(pdf):
"this Report is linked to the renewed Action Plan on a more effective return policy and the Recommendation on the implementation of the Return Directive adopted in parallel by the Commission. Substantial progress on returns also depends on making legal and administrative processes inside the EU simpler and more effective, and also on ensuring full cooperation with third countries of origin....
The Commission, in close cooperation with the European External Action Service, will take stock of the approach and its results in reducing irregular migration flows, addressing its root causes and improving return rates when it reports in June, one year on from the launch of the Partnership Framework....
Progress in the negotiations of the EU-Nigeria readmission agreement is of the utmost importance: the first round took place in October 2016, but a second round of talks has been postponed several times by Nigeria...
Dialogue and cooperation with Mali on return suffered a setback following inaccurate media reports in December 2016 about the signature of a formal agreement on return with the EU which never took place, and Mali did not sign Operating Procedures on readmission." [emphasis added]
Comment. "Confusion" in the media was caused by the EU trying to "jump the gun" by saying it had signed the agreement - but Mali had not agreed: see: Mali denies agreement on failed EU asylum seekers(Modern Ghana, link)
• Returns and readmission via "Partnership Frameworks with African states: Commission calls for accelerated delivery under the Migration Partnership Framework and further actions along the Central Mediterranean Route (Press release) pdf) including "Factsheets" on target African state:
"Tangible progress
has been made with the five African priority countries, Ethiopia,
Niger, Nigeria, Mali and Senegal but efforts need to be stepped
up to deliver results. Along the Central Mediterranean route,
work is taken forward to better manage migration, continue saving
lives, step up the fight against smugglers and traffickers and
offer protection to migrants in need and increase
resettlement and assisted voluntary returns."
• Annex (pdf): Detailed targets for "priority"
states.
• FAQ (pdf)
And see:
• Secretive
High Level Working Group hides EU's push for the return of refugees
and quasi-readmission agreements (Statewatch)
• New
proposals on migration: "partnerships" with third countries,
Blue Card reform, integration plan (Statewatch)
• Viewpoint:
Migration, EU cooperation and authoritarianism (Statewatch, pdf)
• EU-Africa:
Fortress Europe’s neo-colonial project (Statewatch, pdf)
Keep in touch: Statewatch Observatory: Refugee crisis in the Med and inside the EU: Daily news (updated through the day), commentaries and official documents
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