Bosnia and Herzegovina Signs Agreement with the EU
On 11 June 2025, the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina signed a new “status agreement” under which the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) will gain expanded co….
Category: Balkans
Greece’s EU Membership Dominates Its Migration Policy
Greece will no longer offer large-scale legalization programs for migrants and plans to detain those awaiting deportation, according to Migration Minister Makis Voridis, who announced the stricter immigration policies set….
Asylum Seekers in Croatia: Friedly Past, Grim Present
Under the Dublin III regulation, 1,697 asylum seekers from other nations in the customs-free Schengen area returned to Croatia last year. According to the regulation, processing an asylum seeker’s application….
The ‘Non-visible’ Migration Problem in Croatia
Croatia is the first EU member state that migrants traveling the Balkan route to northwest Europe come across. The majority enter the nation through Serbia or Bosnia-Herzegovina. Since January 2023,….
Smuggling of Migrants Becomes A More Serious Issue on The Balkan Route
In August 2024, the Geneva-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, or GI-TOC, stated that despite economic advancements, the Western Balkans are still susceptible to this phenomenon and that efforts….