union jurisdictional dispute [ jurisdictional dispute | jurisdictional conflict ]

conflict of interest [ conflict of interests | declaration of a conflict of interest | declaration of a conflict of interests | declaration of conflict of interest | declaration of conflict of interests | potential conflict of interest | potential conflict of interests ]

external border of the EU [ external borders of the European Union | management of the EU's external borders | management of the European Union's external borders | management of the external borders of the European Union | Borders of the European Union(ECLAS) ]

conflicting claim of jurisdiction | positive conflict | positive conflict of jurisdiction

minute of dispute settlement | record of dispute settlement

Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict | SRSG/CAAC [Abbr.]

dispute [ labour dispute | labor dispute | labour conflict | labor conflict | industrial dispute | industrial conflict | trade dispute | work conflict ]

border force official | customs and excise official | immigration guard | immigration officer

Potential conflicts often cross borders. This demands international co-operation on long term prevention activities as well as co-ordination of responses to pre-crisis situations.

whereas the international community has witnessed over the last few years a harrowing trend of attacks on hospitals and schools in armed conflicts around the world, such as the latest attacks on Doctors without Borders (MSF) health centres in Kunduz (Afghanistan) on 3 October 2015, in Razah (Yemen) on 10 January 2016 and in a number of Syrian towns throughout the ongoing conflict; whereas there has been an unprecedented increase in denial of humanitarian aid and access, the execution of civilians and humanitarian personnel, detention in dire conditions, and civilians being used as hostages or forced into slavery; whereas the growing ne ...[+++]eds and challenges, the lack of sustained commitments and the rising cost of humanitarian assistance have contributed to the current humanitarian system reaching its limits, and whereas this has forced a number of organisations to temporarily suspend food assistance, shelter and other life-saving humanitarian operations.

Beyond these regular travel flows, in 2015 alone, conflict in Syria and crises elsewhere triggered 1.8 million irregular border crossings at Europe's external borders.

Traditionally it has strong ties with Russia but is separated from it by neighbouring Georgia, which has a serious conflict with Russia, and neighbouring Azerbaijan, which has for many years had a border dispute with Armenia.