EU official: Fewer asylum seekers from Serbia

Head of the EU Delegation in Belgrade Vincent Degert said on Tuesday that the number of Serbian citizens seeking asylum in the EU has come down

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 26.02.2013.

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BELGRADE Head of the EU Delegation in Belgrade Vincent Degert said on Tuesday that the number of Serbian citizens seeking asylum in the EU has come down Degert told reporters at the Serbian parliament that over 13,000 people from Serbia sought asylum in the EU in 2011, and the number grew last year. EU official: Fewer asylum seekers from Serbia Currently there is a decline in the number of asylum seekers, said Degert, adding that he hopes it is not a seasonal thing which usually happens at this time of year, but that the EU needs to be sure the trend will continue. He commended the measures the Serbian government has taken to tackle this problem, such as preventing abuse of the right to asylum, better border control and the fight against human trafficking. This problem is being handled better now, but efforts on both sides need to continue in the future, said Degert, recalling that 99 percent of these migrants are returned to Serbia based on a readmission agreement. Degert, who took part in a conference on improving the migration management framework in Serbia, recalled that EU member countries have taken certain measures to resolve this issue, such as streamlining procedures for reviewing asylum applications, while a debate has started at the level of the EU about changing migration policy regulations. (Tanjug) Tanjug

EU official: Fewer asylum seekers from Serbia

Currently there is a decline in the number of asylum seekers, said Degert, adding that he hopes it is not a seasonal thing which usually happens at this time of year, but that the EU needs to be sure the trend will continue.

He commended the measures the Serbian government has taken to tackle this problem, such as preventing abuse of the right to asylum, better border control and the fight against human trafficking.

This problem is being handled better now, but efforts on both sides need to continue in the future, said Degert, recalling that 99 percent of these migrants are returned to Serbia based on a readmission agreement.

Degert, who took part in a conference on improving the migration management framework in Serbia, recalled that EU member countries have taken certain measures to resolve this issue, such as streamlining procedures for reviewing asylum applications, while a debate has started at the level of the EU about changing migration policy regulations.

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