Brussels, 23 September 2020 WK 9998/2020 INIT LIMITE DOCUMENT PARTIALLY ACCESSIBLE JAI TO THE PUBLIC (19.11.2020) ASIM MIGR COWEB COAFR WORKING PAPER This is a paper intended for a specific community of recipients. Handling and further distribution are under the sole responsibility of community members. WORKING DOCUMENT From:                 General Secretariat of the Council To:                   Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum Subject:              Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum - presentations Delegations will find enclosed the presentations given during the informal videoconference of the members of the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum held on 22 September 2020. WK 9998/2020 INIT LIMITE                                                                                              EN

22 September Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum

Agenda 10.15 - ca. 11.30 Western-Balkans-Initiative and “Operational Platform Eastern Mediterranean Route” - short break - ca. 11.45 – 13.00 Migration Cooperation with African Partners: Operationalising anti-smuggling and border Management cooperation with African Partners of 13 July 2020

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22 September Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum - is about to start

SCIFA, 22 September Western-Balkans-Initiative and “Operational Platform Eastern Mediterranean Route”

Western-Balkans-Initiative and “Operational Platform Eastern Mediterranean Route”

Western-Balkans-Initiative and “Operational Platform Eastern Mediterranean Route” Background  Broad agreement at SCIFA on 15-16 July 2020 on: need for structured needs assessment and joint coordination of tailor-made support measures in the areas of  integrated border management  return and readmission  the fight against organized crime and smuggling of migrants for each Western Balkan partner  Conference of Heads of the European Border Agencies and the European agencies Frontex and Europol on 12 and 13 August: need for targeted coordination and allocation of assistance and operational cooperation with the Western Balkans  Ministerial Conference on 22 and 23 July in Austria: Vienna-Declaration and concrete proposal for the implementation of operational approach and structured dialogue Establishing the Operational Platform Eastern Mediterranean Route

Western-Balkans-Initiative and “Operational Platform Eastern Mediterranean Route” Operational Platform Eastern Mediterranean Route (OP-EMR)  Objectives:  Better coordination of measures among member states and partners  Ensuring coherent use of resources / no duplication  Areas: border management, return and readmission, fighting human smuggling and asylum  Possible Tasks:  Structured dialogue  Gap and needs analysis  Networking of actors and stakeholders (supporters and users)  Contribute to implementation of measures No interference in existing mandates of EU agencies Emergency action in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Western-Balkans-Initiative and “Operational Platform Eastern Mediterranean Route” Question How can Member States provide concrete support on OP EMR and on a common co-ordinated approach to a Bosnia-Herzegovina emergency action?