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Western Balkans will toughen migration controls

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: WESTERN BALKANS
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Balkans EUR Albania Bosnia-Hercegovina EU Kosovo Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Bulgaria Croatia Greece Turkey Austria Denmark France Netherlands Afghanistan Middle East Syria WESTERN BALKANS

Topical: international relations politics government immigration legislation policy refugees foreign policy integration international law natural disasters social
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2023), "Western Balkans will toughen migration controls", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB276473

Friday, March 3, 2023

Significance

Almost 150,000 irregular migrants entered the EU through the Western Balkans in 2022, a 135% increase on 2021. In response, Brussels has stepped up cooperation with regional states and is putting pressure on them to cancel visa-free travel arrangements with countries allowing migrants to go to Europe.

Impacts

After North Macedonia, Frontex may sign an enhanced cooperation agreement with Bosnia-Hercegovina as well.
Western Balkan countries will use migration to push for speeding up EU enlargement.
EU will grant Kosovo visa-free travel after the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) becomes operational in 2024.

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