The influence of mixed migrations on the safety of the Republic of Macedonia and the Balkans
The influence of mixed migrations on the safety of the Republic of Macedonia and the Balkans

Summary/Abstract: The dynamics of mixed migrations in our region which, thanks to its geographic location and its connection with the European countries is becoming ever more attractive for transit, but also a destination of a large number of migrants and Third World refugees is growing. All researches and available data indicate that the Balkans is nowadays both the location of origin and a destination of human trafficking, the main route of the Near East refugee crisis, migrant and drug trafficking, as well as a transit point for illegal migration of many African refugees. This paper analyzes the capacities of the Balkans for a regional cooperation in the field of migrations and asylum, because this issue cannot be treated separately as a problem or an advantage of one country, and whether the regional mechanisms and the cooperation with the EU in confronting illegal migration and overboard crime, the legislative and the regional initiative which develops a comprehensive approach of migration management and protection of the migrants, as well as the asylum issue, the systemic setup of the responsible security services in the countries of the region, are efficiently organized to manage the migration processes as well as the ever-intensifying security threats.

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