Calais Group priority plan
The plan was agreed at the Calais Group Interior Minister Meeting held in London on 10 December 2024.
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The Calais Group priority plan was agreed at the Calais Group Interior Minister Meeting, co-chaired by the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Yvette Cooper 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 Commission and EU agencies, Frontex and Europol, attend as observers.