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The Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI) MARRI Project “Support of cooperation among border police at airports in Southeast Europe ” – BORDAIRPOL About MARRI The Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI) was formed within the context of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. Since July 2004 this initiative is under regional ownership as part of the South- East European Co-operation Process (SEECP). MARRI is governed by its six Member States (MS) (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). MARRI covers the following areas: asylum and refugees, migration (regular and irregular), integrated border management, fight against trafficking and smuggling of human beings, visa policy and consular co-operation. MARRI’s top priority is the enhancement of regional co-operation in its fields of activities among countries in the region, as a vital part of EU integration process. voicing the needs and efforts of the MARRI MS. All MARRI MS have their State Officials in the MARRI RC, acting as a hub for consultations, dialogue, training, capacity building, information exchange and other regional activities. MARRI Networks for Co-operation In order to accomplish its goals, MARRI RC introduced a model for improvement of cooperation which is based on establishment of Networks for Co-operation (NC) of MARRI MS’ national institutions responsible for each MARRI area of work to be used as tools for communication, exchange of experiences and information as well as a source of strategic and project ideas. Network for Co-operation among Border Police (BP) at International Airports (IA) is one of the established Networks in the MARRI framework. been constantly supported by Projects related to the work of the BP at IA. (Projects “Establishment of NC among BP at IA in MARRI MS” and “Joint comprehensive approach in building co-operation between MARRI and SEPCA MS’ BP at IA”). Both Projects resulted with completion of the main Projects outcomes - Establishment of NC on two levels - on executive/strategic level consisted of Heads of the Border Police Services and on operational level consisted of Commanders of the Border Police Units at main international airports. Formal cooperation mechanisms and activities have been established, such as: - Regular meetings on annual basis; - Formal communication links via telephone, fax, e-mail; - Participation in Joint programmes; - Participation in mutual trainings and study visits; - Participation in FRONTEX’s “Pulsar weekly data collection questionnaire”; Ceremony of signing of MoU on Sustainability of Established Co-operation Network among Border Police Units on International Airports, Belgrade (21 December 2010) The MARRI Regional Centre (RC) in Skopje was opened in September 2004 and has been fully functional as of January 2005 to serve as a secretariat to the MARRI Regional Forum and to accomplish MARRI political commitments. The concept of regional ownership that has been developed by and within MARRI has proved to the utmost importance in MARRI Project “Support of cooperation among border police at airports in Southeast Europe ” – BORDAIRPOL Since 2010, NC among BP at IA has MoU was signed by the Heads of the Border Police Services in order to confirm the will to participate in the NC and to secure its sustainability. On the basis on initiatives of the NC to extend activities and to strengthen overall coordination, cooperation and information exchange related to migration and border management at the IA, MARRI RC developed follow up Project “Support of cooperation Participating countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia Border Security <strong>Matters</strong> www.borderpol.org page 10
Study visit to Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam (31 January 2012) among border police at airports in Southeast Europe – BORDAIRPOL” with Objective to assist the countries in their efforts to counteract irregular migration and to fight against terrorism and crime ensuring high level of security on sustainable and permanent basis. This 3 year Project (2013 – 2015) is funded by the Swiss Confederation with the co-funds provided by MARRI. Project activities are grouped around 3 core Modules of equal importance dedicated to project objectives and outcomes: • Creation of Secured Website specifically intended for the NC; • Annual meetings of the NC; • Organization of joint trainings. Successful implementation of the BORDAIRPOL Project, continued throughout 2014, carrying on the success achieved in the first implementation year – 2013. All envisaged activities and meetings have been simultaneously organized and implemented, achieving all projected objectives and outcomes. Current progress within Module I - Creation of secured BORDAIRPOL Website (https://www.bordairpol.mk), is at the stage that the Website has been completely developed and put in place since December 2013. Secured Website serves as a tool for formal cooperation and exchange of information, platform which contributes in development of overview of current state of affairs at the main IA and is used by the NC for producing of own assessment. Website contains thematic crucial data/statistic (no personal data) related to the air border policing which, so far, have not been compiled and made available for use in one central place in the region. Annual meetings of the NC The objective of the annual meetings are to create possibility for the Members of the NC to discuss various topics of mutual interest, exchange information about the latest developments in the field of air borders policing, risk analysis reports, share experiences and good practices, identify gaps and needs, discuss possible solutions, etc. First annual meeting was held in September 2013 in Tirana, Albania, whilst the Second annual meeting will be held on 29 - 30 October 2014 in Chisinau, Moldova. The Third Annual meeting is scheduled for autumn 2015. Organization of joint trainings During the meetings of the NC, importance of organization of joint trainings in the fields of air border policing was emphasized as well, particularly those needed for fulfillment of the required standards for accession to the EU. A special attention was requested for the preparation and implementation phase of the evaluation process carried out by the EC. Topics of APIS (Advanced passenger information system), PNR (Passenger name record), SIS (Schengen information system), SIRENE (Supplementary information request at the national entry), VIS (Visa information system) and English language training for border guard communication were pointed out as of particular interest. So far, four joint trainings have been implemented, “APIS” in June 2013, “PNR” in October 2013, “SIS” in March 2014 and “SIRENE” in October 2014. Remaining two joint trainings will be organized according the envisaged time plane: VIS (February 2015) and English language training (June 2015). MARRI partners in the implementation of the Projects are Swiss Federal Office for Migration, FRONTEX, Royal Marechaussee - Schipholl Airport, Swiss International Airlines, Directorate for Personal Data Protection of Republic of Macedonia, Ministry of Interior of Land of Brandenburg, SIRENE Bureau of Italian International Police Cooperation Department, Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association – SEPCA and Secretariat of Police Cooperation Convetion for Southeast Europe - PCC SEE. FRONTEX from the very beginning provides full support and available capacities to the NC and actively participates in the implementation of Project activities. As a result of the established cooperation with FRONTEX, since 2010, NC also participates on FRONTEX Annual Operational Heads of Airports Conferences. In addition, NC has been participated in several FRONTEX Joint Operations such as “Hubble 2011- Phase II”; “Flexi Force Pilot Project”; “Focal Points 2012 – 2013 - 2014 Air”; “Flight Tracking Pilot Project”, etc. Achieved Projects outcomes have broader regional impact and contribute towards joint regional efforts of MARRI and SEPCA Member States to tackle complex and diverse phenomenon of irregular migration, trafficking and smuggling of human beings, document security, etc. emphasizing that international and regional cooperation among BP on IA can only be successful if they are able to share important information swiftly and easily. First annual meeting, Tirana (27 September 2013) Border Security <strong>Matters</strong> www.borderpol.org page 11
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