Repatriation issues will still remain under the jurisdiction of national governments, and the agency will organize charter flights for a significant number of illegal immigrants. Representatives of the European Commission, which determined the agency's budget, stressed that they plan to develop rules for deporting to their home countries those who have failed to obtain new citizenship and to find ways to respect their civil rights.
The frequency and destinations of the flights will depend on the needs of the 15 EU countries. In total, 300,000 economic migrants are refused European citizenship every year.
The EU has already reached agreements on returning citizens to Albania, Sri Lanka, Macau and Hong Kong. Negotiations are under way with the authorities of Morocco, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, China, Pakistan and Algeria. Repatriation issues will still remain under the jurisdiction of national governments, and the agency will organize charter flights for a significant number of illegal immigrants. Representatives of the European Commission, which determined the agency's budget, stressed that they plan to develop rules for deporting to their home countries those who have failed to obtain new citizenship and to find ways to respect their civil rights.
The frequency and destinations of the flights will depend on the needs of the 15 EU countries. In total, 300,000 economic migrants are refused European citizenship every year.
The EU has already reached agreements on returning citizens to Albania, Sri Lanka, Macau and Hong Kong. Negotiations are under way with the authorities of Morocco, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, China, Pakistan and Algeria.