JPIC - AFRICA

L'UE débute les négociations sur la réadmission avec le Nigeria

Following the launch of the new Partnership Framework with third countries by the Commission on 7 June 2016, in which Nigeria is one of the five priority countries, the Commission and Nigeria today began negotiations in Abuja for a readmission agreement to establish procedures for the return and readmission of irregular migrants to Nigeria. Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, said: "Nigeria is a strategic partner of the EU in Africa to manage migration comprehensively and jointly. Readmission and return is one of the elements of our partnership and today's launch of negotiations marks an important step forward in our cooperation."  A coherent, credible and effective return policy, in full respect of human rights and the principle of non-refoulement, is one element of this new comprehensive approach with countries of origin and transit, aimed at making a deeper investment in tackling the root causes of irregular migration, fighting smugglers and traffickers of human beings, ensuring adequate protection for people on the move, fostering sustainable development and stability, and opening opportunities for regular migration, while humanitarian and human rights imperatives remain at the core of all actions.