Access to territory

2017

Through strengthened border monitoring mechanisms in the, are of a limited functionality and need to be further developed, including expanding cooperation with national border authorities, a growing number of cases of denial of access to territory and/or asylum procedures, of unlawful expulsion and push backs have been detected and other such cases prevented. Protection-sensitive border management in the region needs to be developed and strengthen as a priority, including through the regional IPA II project and other regional and national projects and mechanisms.