JRO to Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina on 2 - Frontex

Warsaw, 10.04.2014
Reg.Nr.: 6283/10.04.2014
PUBLIC
FRONTEX EVALUATION REPORT 2014
JRO to Albania and
Bosnia-Herzegovina on
2 April 2014
Operations Division | Joint Operations Unit
RETURN OPERATIONS SECTOR
Approved at Warsaw
15/05/2014
[signed]
Gil Arias
Deputy Executive Director
European Agency for the Management
of Operational Cooperation
at the External Borders of the Member States
of the European Union
www.frontex.europa.eu
Rondo ONZ 1, 00-124 Warsaw, Poland
Tel. +48 22 205 95 00
Fax +48 22 205 95 01
PUBLIC VERSION
1.
Introduction
At the 31th JRO Planning and Evaluation Meeting held on 18.02.2014 in Athens, the representative of
Germany confirmed their previously expressed readiness to organize a Joint Return Operation from Berlin
to Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina on 02.04.2014. Frontex identified the needs and interest among other
Member States (MS) to participate, and in accordance with Article 9 of the Frontex Regulation, Frontex
has provided assistance, co-ordination and co-financing to the operation.
The cost of the German charter, with route Berlin – Tirana - Sarajevo - Berlin, was 49,000.00 Euro.
2.
Main objectives
- providing added value in the interest of the EU = efficient and effective return by using charter
flights
- using well developed 3rd Country relations of a MS for the benefit of more MS
- using the full capacity of charter flights for national and EU-benefit
- sharing best practices and respecting human dignity when carrying out forced Returns
- facilitating harmonized and effective monitoring and achievement of EU Directives
3.
Operational results
2013/ROS/50 - JRO to Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina, 02 April 2014 (DE)
RETURNEES
PARTICIPANTS
ALB
BIH
STAFF
Germany
(organiser)
0
47
39
86
Sweden
6
3
16
25
Spain
4
0
11
15
Finland
4
0
9
13
France
10
0
15
25
Frontex
Sum
24
50
90
FRONTEX
MONITOR
TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS
1
1
1
165
All (74) returnees were successfully returned without any incidents.
Since several years at various airports in Germany (Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Hamburg; Berlin just new)
“return observers” are installed. These are employees of charity/church organizations, which have access
to all the areas used for return. These observers do spot checks and are not present at each return
operation. This time there was 1 representative at the departure gate in Berlin.

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