MARRI FRIENDS MEETING REFORM & PROJECTS STATE OF PLAY

1. MARRI FRIENDS MEETING REFORM & PROJECTSSTATE OF PLAY Skopje, 5th April 2018

2. MARRI PARTICIPANTS - WB6

3. MISSION Support to WB6 governments to manage migration (European Integration of WB, Implementation of UN policies & provisions) By initiating, facilitating, coordinating: • HARMONISATION OF NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK with EU legal provisions • CAPACITY AND INSTITUTION BULIDING • INFORMATION EXHANGE

4. CONTEXT • 2004 - 2015 Thessaloniki 2003, Stability Pact, SEECP (post conflict in WB) • 2008 – transfer of ownership from donors to 6 governments • 2015 - (Migration Crisis 2015, New EU Strategy for WB6 2018)

5. KEY FEATURES of MARRI REFORM • Need based approach • Finding common denominator of regional needs and challenges (Berlin Process formula) • Communication, cooperation, coordination • Synergies with other regional & international org • No overlapping • Credibility • Sustainability

6. March 2017 – MARCH 2018 • MARRI STRATEGY 2018-2020 adopted (contributions EC - DG NEAR, D2, FRONTEX, EASO, IOM,UNHCR) http://marri-rc.org.mk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MARRI-Strategy-2018-2020.pdf • REGIONAL PROTOCOL on RARE LANGUAGUES INTERPRETERS signed • 2 experts engaged (IOM, IPA II) • Software for INTERPRETERS POOL (in pipeline) IOM, IPA II • Regional mechanism for regular migration data exchange (in pipeline) IOM, IPA II • BORDAIRPOL II –2 annual meetings of Border Police Heads & 2 joint trainings,

7. March 2017 – MARCH 2018 • INTEGRATED EXPERT – Regional Analyst • MIGRALONA – SPRAR model • INTERPOL trainings for trilateral PCC (BiH, Montenegro Serbia & Albania, Kosovo*, Montenegro) – I 24/7 agreed • REGIONAL CENTRE DIRECTOR competition • PROGRAM MANAGER • REFORM follow up – INTERNAL re-ogranisation & work optimization • MARRI Asylum Network meeting (17/04/2018) • MARRI PCCSEE MoU (12/06/2018) • GIZ – SDC Multiannual Program for WB6

8. March 2017 – MARCH 2018 • MARRI & ICMPD cooperation in Anti-trafficking initiated • Two preparatory meetings MFAs network – BERLING PROCESS • FRONTEX -VEGA children handbook in WB6 languages, OHA Conference - intensifyied cooperation • INTERPOL strategic partnership

9. Strategy development process • Visit to all national administrations and interviews with all relevant stakeholders – 6 NEED BASED NATIONAL REPORTS • Independent expertise (IOM – IPA II) – 1st Draft • RC team finetuning • Partners comments and contributions (EC, Frontex, EASO, IOM, UNHCR) • RC team 2nd Draft • MARRI Committee contributions • FINAL DRAFT STRATEGY ADOPTED BY MARRI FORUM 19 January 2018

10. KEY OUTPUTS • Identified regional priorities • Incorporated MARRI reform results and tasks • Defined mid term goals of MARRI in key thematic areas

11. APPROACH & AMBITIONS • BOTTOM – UP • Process is as important as the goal to be achieved • Definition of common denominator of regional needs is the basis for credible actions • MARRI to be SUBSTATIVELY relevant regional address for support good regional migration management • Improvement of migration management to contribute to EU accession and implementation of UN migration policies

12. MARRI CONTEXT • Reform process • Service and product orientation (we exist to serve your needs!) • Upgraded cooperation with other regional initiatives • Regular cooperation with EU structures • Stronger support of donors

13. STRATEGY forms of migration • Transit of refugees and migrants from the Middle East • Integration • Returnees • Labor migration • Brain drain – emigration of youth from WB

14. Challenges to be addressed at regional level defined in the strategy • Higher protection of human rights • Special attention to most vulnerable • Combatting cross border criminality • More awareness rising on trafficking in human beings threats

15. Responses to be given • further alignment with EU acquis and practice standards – European Agenda on Migration and EU Migration Partnership framework • More regional meetings, consultations, regular communication and cooperation at all levels • Mobilization of additional resources with cooperation of governments and NGOs • More assistance to national administrations to overcome insufficient resources (knowledge, equipment, infrastructure for asylum and anti-trafficking issues

16. STRATEGIC OBJESTIVES 5+2 • Strengthening of IBM • Effective asylum procedures in line with EU standards and with better regional support • Stronger protection of vulnerable migrants and victims and more effective fights against THB • Intra-regional migration facilitating for better impact on development • MARRI performance in supporting EU accession in partnership with EC, Frontex, EASO, IOM … REGULAR, STRATEGIC AND WITH TANGIBLE RESULTS • 6+7 MARRI organizational objectives

17. MARRI 08/2015 – 04/2018 FIGURES • 1 international conference with 73 participants • 1 regional conference with 31 participants • 11 regional workshops with 271 participants • 8 regional trainings with 234 participants • 8 regional meetings 185 participants 28 REGIONAL + 1 international EVENTS 794 PARTICIPANTS • 4 Technical assistance tranches • 6 regional studies/analysis • 4 publications and manual for professionals • Participation at 29 regional/international conferences/meetings • Cooperation arrangements 2 (CEI 2015, MARRI PCC SEE to be signed June 2018), • MARRI Ministers of Interiors Protocol on pool of interpreters signed 2018) MORE THAN 800 000 euro of donors support

18. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION http://marri-rc.org.mk/