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EU: Tracking the Pact: Border checks, funding, deportations and reception at the centre of the "gradual approach"

On 20 January the French Presidency of the Council circulated a paper examining "four issues to discuss further" relating to its "gradual approach" on the Pact on Migration and Asylum: external border checks and registration; financial and material support to member states with external borders; return and readmission policy; and reception and relocation. The paper highlights the need to "prevent the risk of absconding," which could be done by "increasing detention capacity".

Date

26 January 2022

Institution

European Union (EU)

Topics

Borders and frontiers

NOTE from: Presidency to: Delegations: Gradual approach on migration and asylum: four issues to discuss further (Council doc. 5393/22, LIMITE, 20 January 2022, pdf):

“As mentioned on 12 January, it would be useful to have a deepened discussion on the four following items, while maintaining the overall approach proposed by the Presidency :

Checks and registration at the external border;
Financial / material support to Member States in charge of protecting the external
border;
EU return and readmission policy;
Support in terms of reception efforts, including the idea of a mechanism for the relocation of persons in need of protection, particularly with regard to the provision of assistance at sea, as well as alternative solidarity contributions.”