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….
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Italy Restructures Its Albanian Migrant Centers to Avoid Court Ruling
Italy has an intention to convert its facilities in Albania into repatriation centers. An alternative that may prove viable upon the implementation of EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner’s migration plan –….
ECtHR: Greece Systematically Violates Migrants’ Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has confirmed evidence of systematic “pushbacks” at Greece’s borders by ruling that the country illegally deported a Turkish woman. According to Euractiv, the….
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….