Dear European Border and Coast Guard Agency,

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

Montenegro
• Frontex has launched two operations in Montenegro, the first one in July 2020 at the Croatian border and the other one in October 2020 regarding maritime surveillance. For each operation, can you provide documents outlining the following information:
o How many Frontex officers are involved?
o In what activities are they involved?
o What kind of assets are used and what kind of equipment is provided by Frontex?
o What is the budget allocated?

Serbia
• A cooperation agreement between the EU and Serbia has been signed and entered into force in March 10, 2021 after being adopted unanimously by the Serbian Parliament. Can you provide documents outlining the following information:
o What kind of operations will Frontex carry out in Serbia?
o How many Frontex officers will be involved?
o In what activities will they be involved?
o What kind of assets will be used and what kind of equipment will be provided by Frontex?
o What is the budget allocated?

Albania
• Frontex has launched an operation in May 2019 in Albania at the border with Greece. Can you provide documents outlining the following information:
o How many Frontex officers are involved?
o What is the scope of their activities?
o What kind of assets are used and what kind of equipment is provided by Frontex?
o What is the budget allocated?

• Frontex also assists EU Member States with return operations to Albania. Can you provide documents outlining the following information:
o Which Member States benefit from this assistance?
o What kind of activities are included in this assistance?
o How many people were returned to Albania with the help of Frontex, since 2015?
o What is the nationality of the people returned?
o What kind of assets and equipment are used for these return operations?
o How many Frontex officers are involved in these operations?
o What budget has been allocated for these operations and how much funding has been disbursed? Would you please provide an annual breakdown from 2009 to date?

Many thanks,
Réseau Migreurop