Motion on readmission of migrants from Mayotte
EP Position
The motion notes reports that Comoros refused to allow migrants deported from the French Department of Mayotte to disembark as part of Operation Wuambushu and that the French Interior Minister is reportedly considering readmission agreements with Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Mozambique. It records that Comoros is linked to France by a 2019 framework agreement tying migration cooperation to EUR 150 million in development aid and that Comoros received EUR 122 million from European institutions between 2007 and 2023, and it encourages the Commission to adjust those advantages on the basis of the level of cooperation on migration.
Key Trade Point
The text highlights that Comoros and the countries referred to also benefit from trade preferences and links those advantages to the proposed conditionality on migration cooperation.
What Comes Next
The motion does not specify any further procedural or institutional steps.
Sources
Official Documents
- MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the readmission of migrants from the French Department of Mayotte A motion for a resolution proposing to condition EU development aid and trade preferences on migration cooperation by Comoros and partner states.
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