Belgrade, Serbia – In the framework of the Project “Establishment of network for cooperation between border police on international airport border crossing points in MARRI Member States”, MARRI Regional Centre organized Workshop titled “Monitoring and control of border crossing at the international airport border crossing points” hosted by the Border Police Directorate of the Republic of Serbia, which took place at the Belgrade International Airport “Nikola Tesla” on 29-30 April 2010.
Main objectives of the Workshop were to identify gaps and difficulties in passport & visa control, migration management – legal and illegal, carriers’ liability and obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data and develop recommendations for sustainable solutions. In order to accomplish the envisaged objectives of the Workshop, Heads of Border Police Units on International Airports from MARRI Member States delivered country presentations on relevant regulatory framework, capacity building and training, state of technical equipment, risk analysis procedures and most importantly intra-agency, inter-agency and international cooperation (integrated border management). Experts from FRONTEX, SEPCA, PCC Secretariat and International Airport Brnik, Ljubljana – Slovenia also contributed from their perspective, placing emphasis on international cooperation. Workshop ended with discussion and ideas for further steps in establishment of possible modalities of formal cooperation within the network for cooperation/members of the permanent regional working group between border police on international airport border crossing points in MARRI Member States.
The Project “Establishment of network for co-operation between border police on international airport border crossing points in MARRI Member States” is financed by the Swiss Federal Office for Migration, the Principality of Liechtenstein and MARRI Initiative.
Belgrade Workshop “Monitoring and control of border crossing at the international airport border crossing points”