Western Balkans in the plans for opening centers for submitting a migrant from the EU – BBC News in Serbian

Some migrants who do not get asylum in Western European countries could end up in the Balkans.

United Kingdom considers the proposal, on the formation of « return centers » in countries such as Albania, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina for the people who were rejected asylum requirements and who no longer complain, writes BBC News.

At the same time, the European Commission proposed the establishment of Joint European return system (Common European System for Returns), with the possibility that people who stay illegally in the EU will be sent in third countries outside the EU block.

Amnesty International (AI) He sharply criticized suggestions like thiswhich is Eva Gedi, the director of their office for European institutions, called « new bottom for Europe ».

European officials emphasize, however, that a small percentage of people who are ordered to leave the EU country indeed.

« We fully respect the basic rights and international laws, but those who do not have the right to stay must be quickly removed, » said Ursula von Der Laen, the President of the European Commission.

The proposal, which is yet to declare the European Parliament and the European Council, Mention « Habs for Return » (Returns Hubs) In countries outside the European Union, but does not specify in which states such centers would be open.

The agreement would only have to be concluded with the third country in which human rights and the principles of international law are respected, among which the ban on expulsion, It writes in the proposal.

« It is still not clearly defined about which states are done, but between other mentioned countries of the Western Balkans, primarily Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina » says Milica Svabić, from clickable, organization that provides help migrants.

« This proposal violates the international convention, primarily the right to asylum », adds to the BBC in Serbian.

The Commissariat for Refugees in Serbia did not respond to BBC issues in Serbian on possible opening of centers for sending migrants from Western Europe.

What does the proposal of the European Commission involve?

The proposal, published in March this year, opens the legal opportunity for people to receive the final decision that they must leave the EU territory in third countries based on bilateral agreements or agreements at EU level.

The period of stay in third countries can be « shorter or longer, » writes in the proposal.

Minors without guardians and family with juveniles will not be sent in third countries, it is added.

This document also provides for other tools to make returns « more efficiently with full respect for basic rights. »

« Only 20 percent of those who received the decision that they had to return to leave Europe.

« That number is too small. That’s why we set common rules related to return decisions, » Ursula von der Laen said.

Milica Svabić sees such a proposal as an intention of « migrations holding on the perimeter of the European Union ».

« The burden is transferred to the so-called third countries, but it is not expected to accept people back to its own territory, and they are looking for asylum, or is expected to deport and return them to previous countries or to countries? » Says.

Italy opened two centers in Albania last year, where migrants were supposed to be accommodated who tried to reach Italian coasts through the Mediterranean.

The intention was to wait for the asylum procedure in Albania to implement the Italian authorities.

Those who receive asylum could then legally move to Italy, and they would refused to return to the countries of origin, Milica Svabic explains.

The centers, however, are empty as the Italian court ruled that migrants cannot be sent to Albania until the European Court of Justice decides whether the countries from which they came safely for their return.

‘Excess bites’

The opening of centers would be « at this moment too much bite for Serbia, » says Milica Svabic.

« We don’t have enough people, neither money to deal with it, and I don’t think there is a political will to create the conditions for people to receive in some adequate way, » he adds.

It is especially worrying that people who had never been deported in this area would have been in this area in Serbia, but they have tried to reach other routes in the European Union.

The WestBalkan route, which passes through Serbia, is mainly the way to which refugees and migrants from the Middle East, Asia and Africa are going to reach European Union countries.

During 2024. year by 38 percent, the number of attempts in the illegal crossing of the EU border was reduced, states Frontex, EU border control agency.

The number of people who tried to enter the EU decreased by 78 percent from the WestBalkan route.

The total number of those who pass the Western Balkans are reduced, but not to such a degree, says St. Svabic.

Due to the greater police repression and frequent rifles (returning from the borders), they turn to smugglers more, claims.

Last year, 19,603 migrants in Serbia were in official camps, including the police registered 805 as asylum seekers, while 219 actually filed a request, Svabic says.

In order to officially apply for asylum, it is necessary for the Office of the Ministry of the Interior to the camp and organizes the submission of the request, explains.

Since this rarely does, there is a difference in the number of those who expressed the intention of asking for asylum and those who did it, says it.

During the last year, Asylum has received seven people in Serbia.

A proposal from Great Britain ‘at an early stage’

The proposal, which is « in a very early stage », under the government source, implies the payment of compensation to the host countries for each person who receive.

These centers could stay people who came from countries that are considered unsafe to return to them, such as Iran and Somalia.

The countries of the Western Balkans, Albania, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, are mentioned as places where the « return » centers « could be open.

Prime Minister Kir Stamer has previously promised to deal with illegal arrivals in Britain.

Labor believe that the establishment of « return centers » accelerated the process of emigrating and that more people could be returned from the United Kingdom.

Based on our experience, « we know that supporting people from which they came from a far more successful way to send them to Albania where they will be similar in prison, » said Enver Solomon from the refugee Council.

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