The transfer agreement with Mauritius in its final stage?
(BRUSSELS2) Will the agreement for the transfer of piracy suspects between the European Union and Mauritius go through its final stage? Either way, he's ready. And a final meeting of the group of experts in external relations (Relex) is due to take place next Monday. However, the agreement remains suspended, listed on the 27, with a reservation expressed by the United Kingdom (*), in particular with regard to the amounts paid by the European Union to Mauritius to upgrade its judicial capacities. and prisons. If this reservation is lifted, the text could move quickly to point A (without discussions) at the next Coreper and be adopted. This will be the last step in a negotiation process that has been going on for more than a year. It will allow vessels participating in the EU anti-piracy operation (EUnavfor Atalanta) to be able to transfer some of the suspects arrested in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius.
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