The plan was agreed at the Calais Group Interior Minister Meeting
held in London on 10 December 2024.
Calais Group Priority Plan on
Countering Migrant Smuggling for 2025
Details
The Calais Group priority plan was agreed at the Calais Group
Interior Minister Meeting, co-chaired by the Home Secretary, the
Rt Hon MP and the German Federal
Minister of the Interior and Community Nancy Faeser, in London on
10 December 2024.
The plan sets out the Calais Group's priorities for 2025.
These include:
- coordinating communications to deter dangerous irregular
journeys
- strengthening law enforcement cooperation through Europol
- enhancing research and analysis of illicit finance used by
criminal migrant smuggling gangs
- tackling the use of social media by organised crime groups
- enhancing reciprocal information sharing on migrant flows and
trends
The Calais Group Meeting follows on from the signing of the
UK-Germany joint action
plan on irregular migration on 9 December, a bilateral
commitment to tackle irregular migration.
Calais Group
The Calais Group is a diplomatic group of neighbouring countries,
and a vital forum to tackle the shared challenges of organised
immigration crime.
The group consists of:
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
The EU and EU agencies, Frontex and Europol, attend as observers.
