Serbia’n Refugee Commissioner Vladimir Cucic welcomed today the Serbia-European Union agreement on the Frontex border service as well-thought out, TV N1 reported.

“Frontex has been present here for 2-3 years. This was a well-thought out step by the Internal Affairs Ministry, knowing our place on the (migrant) route. Serbia loses nothing with it,” he told the Serbian state TV.

EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos and Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic have initialed the agreement on Frontex.

This agreement refers to the activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Serbia.

Avramopulos said that this would enable Frontex to, in cooperation with the Serbian Ministry of Interior, conduct border checks of migrants, thereby increasing the security of EU's external borders.

EU Commissioner for Migrations Dimitris Avramopulos has announced that the agreement on the deployment of Frontex in Serbia will be signed today.

Serbian European Integrations Minister, Jadranka Joksimovic and Head of the European Union Delegation in Belgrade, Sem Fabrizi said today that an agreement on the deployment of Frontex along Serbia’s borders is being negotiated and could be signed soon, TV N1 reported.

The head of the MIA's Department for International Cooperation Zoran Lazarov denied media reports that Serbia and the EU signed an agreement on the deployment of members of the European Border Guard and Coast Guard (Frontex) on the borders of Serbia. European Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn is not aware also about the alleged spread of Frontex to the borders of the Western Balkans, reports reginal broadcaster N1.

The European Union is planning to deploy its Frontex border service in the Western Balkans, Radio Deutsche Welle has reported.

The EU is planning to significantly reinforce Frontex as part of its migration policies, the station said.