Return operations coordinated by Frontex and organised by France to Albania

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Dear European Border and Coast Guard Agency,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents, which contain the following information:

1. The return operations coordinated by Frontex and organised by France (as OMS) in 2019, 2020, 2021 and up to date, specifying:

Each operation separately as well as its:
- Nature (NRO, JRO, CRO, forced or voluntary, etc.)
- Destination
- Date
- Departure airport
- Cost specifying the share between France, others participating EU or non-EU countries, Frontex, others, etc.

Each EU country and non-EU country involved in each operation;
- The number of migrants returned per operation, specifying their:
- Nationality
- Gender
- Age
- The number of staff involved in each operation, specifying their:
Affiliation (eg, Frontex, a specific EU Member or third State, another international organisation, etc.)
- Specific role in the operation (escorts, interpreters, doctors, monitors, ombudsman, etc.).

2. Concerning more specifically the return operations coordinated by Frontex from France (as OMS) to Albania:
- The monitoring report of the chief of escort of the operation and of the Frontex monitor concerning the return operations organised, specifying to whom these reports are given to?
Is there any monitoring and global assessment done about return operations coordinated by Frontex. If so, can you share it with us?
- The nature of the documents delivered by Frontex, France (as the OMS) and the other participating MS to the Albanian authorities?
- The number of complaints submitted to Frontex relating to these return operations specifying:
- The profile of the party who submitted the complaints (the person directly affected or a party acting on his behalf : lawyer, organization, family member, legal guardian, etc.).the given outcome ?

3. The joint operation coordinated by Frontex since 2019 in Albania. As there is very few information available on Frontex website, we kindly request your assistance in accessing information on activities, means and objectives this operation (since it was launched in May 2019 until today). Thus, we would highly appreciate to receive annual operational plans of this operation (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).

Yours faithfully,

Lydie Arbogast and Elsa Putelat,
on behalf of La Cimade