Swiss State Secretary for Migration Christine Schraner Burgener has signed a cooperation agreement with Guinea-Bissau.
Guinea-Bissau’s weak economy is encouraging young people to migrate to neighbouring countries and to Europe, the Swiss government points out. This agreement has been approved by the federal government and “opens up new opportunities for cooperation between Switzerland and Guinea-Bissau”, it says. Swiss State Secretary for Migration Christine Schraner Burgener has signed a cooperation agreement with Guinea-Bissau, relating to the readmission of illegal immigrants and good governance in Guinea-Bissau on migration issues.This content was published on February 28, 2023 - 15:40
The agreement was signed by State Secretary Christine Schraner Burgener on February 27, 2023, in Bern, and according to the State Secretariat for Migration, the ...
The list of countries whose nationals filed a high number of applications in 2022 also includes Türkiye, Eritrea, Algeria, and Syria. State Secretariat for Migration further said that it also intends to get involved in specific local projects to support Guinea-Bissau in the area of migration. Afghans filed a total of 7,054 asylum applications in 2022.