The Balkan buffer-zone
For several years, the migratory routes in the Balkans have been reactivated by migrants coming from the Middle-East, Asia and Africa. At the same time, several governmental schemes to remove migrants to their countries of origin or to transit countries are in place. The readmission agreements permit for instance the return of migrants to the […]
Map posted the 2015/12/09
Externalisation of the European migration policy into the Balkans: when delegating makes imprisonment easier
From 2006 to 2013, the number of detention centres for foreigners has doubled and their capacity has multiplied by four, as shown by the analysis of ten Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia). This remarkable growth results from a coordinated action by the European institutions which […]
Map posted the 2015/12/07
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