23 November 2011 – MARRI Regional Centre, under the Presidency-in-Office of the Republic of Serbia, organized the Fifth Meeting of the MARRI Asylum Network which took place in Podgorica, Montenegro 23 November 2011, kindly supported by the Ministry of Interior and Bureau of the Care of Refugees of Montenegro. The Meeting was a follow up of the activities from the previous Meetings of MARRI Asylum Network for cooperation among MARRI Member States` national institutions in the field of Asylum held in Branderburg, Ohrid, Zlatibor and Tirana. Accordingly, first objective of the Meeting was to see the next steps regarding the Memorandum of Understanding among Member States of the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI) on Exchange and Provision of Data concerning Asylum Seekers. Second one was to present the state of play on the national level in Asylum Issues and to explore modalities for cooperation and strengthening the Network.

The Fifth Meeting of the MARRI Asylum Network held in Podgorica