Negotiations on a status agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Mauritania

Reference A9-0358/2023Committee LIBEMigration

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The Left36

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S&D141

100014099%

Greens/EFA71

The European Parliament adopted by 390 votes to 135, with 15 abstentions, a recommendation concerning negotiations on a status agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.Parliament acknowledged that Frontex deployment in Mauritania, acting in line with the EU acquis, has the potential to have a positive effect on respect for fundamental rights. However, it expressed deep concern about the situation of fundamental rights in Mauritania, especially for migrants and refugees, and considered that the possible conclusion of a status agreement between the EU and Mauritania providing…