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THE MIGRANT CRISIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA. Ministry of interior Border police Marinko Kochovski. Background. 2015 Total : 694.679 migrants Nationality : Syria- 60%, Afghanistan and Pakistan- 30% 2016 Total in the period January- 08 March : 89.623 migrants
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THE MIGRANT CRISIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Ministry of interior Border police Marinko Kochovski
Background 2015 Total : 694.679 migrants Nationality : Syria- 60%, Afghanistan and Pakistan- 30% 2016 Total in the period January- 08 March : 89.623 migrants Total prevented after closure of route : 35.177 migrants Smuggling migrants : 108 cases ; more than 1.960 migrants 2017 Total prevented 2.831 persons in attempt to enter in the country Smuggling migrants : 13 cases, detected 160 migrants, 28 perpetrators Asylum requests: 104 persons
Review 2018 • 12565 denied attempts for illegal border crossings (4,5 times more than last year) • 87,4% of them at the southern, 11,8% at the northern border • 80% on entry, 20% on exit • 43 detected cases of migrant smuggling, 721 smuggled migrants, 35 perpetrators • Asylum applications 196 (in 2017– 162)
Smuggling of migrants • In 43 (11) cases, detected 721 (218) migrants, • Criminal charges against 36 persons • Nationality of the perpetrators: Macedonian 27 , Bulgarian 5, Afghanistan 3 (with German travel documents) • Nationalities of smuggled migrants: Pakistan 65%, Afghanistan 12,7%, Bangladesh 5,3% Iraq 5%, Syria 3% etc.
Current situation – modus operandi • Passing the green border at night, pedestrian or hidden in trucks • Coordination with organized group located near the border • Using viber, skype, whatsApp… • Using cars, vans, trucks (stolen vehicles) • Logistic on north part of the country • International organization
Ongoing activities • Status Agreement with EC on the status of the Frontex personnel in RM • Adopted new Law on Foreigners (applicable since May 2019) and Law on international and temporary protection (in force since April 2018) • Support in further strengthening of the capacities of the Border Security System (Special Measures, regional and bilateral Projects…) • 3-6-9 Task Force Success in dealing with the migration crisisin Europe strongly depends on the success of measures conducted on Macedonian - Greek border