47 In the course of the reporting period, the total of 14,343118 motions to institute misdemeanour proceedings were filed due to illegal border crossing and the most of the motions were filed by the PA Kikinda (6,018) and PA Subotica (5,784). In order to stop practices of misdemeanour sanctioning of persons who fled from the war stricken counters, the NPM sent its recommendation119 to the Ministry of the Interior to stop with the practice of filing the motions to instigate misdemeanour proceedings due to illegal border crossing and illegal stay. After the sent recommendation, the number of filed motions to instigate misdemeanour proceedings was significantly reduced, and in November the total number of filed motions amounted to 36, whereas in December to 41. Complying with the NPM recommendations, the DP Subotica, where a large number of misdemeanour offenders were, abandoned the practice to inform diplomatic and consular missions without an explicit consent by a foreigner serving his/her prison term for a committed misdemeanour. GENERAL RECOMMENDATION FOR REMEDYING THE IDENTIFIED SHORTCOMING It is necessary to improve the current regulations regulating the status of a foreigner and asylum seeker in the Republic of Serbia. It is necessary to compose a Plan for providing for refugees / migrants who are stranded or returned to Serbia; Plan on how to treat those who were not granted any protection in Serbia; as well as a Plan for integration of those who were granted asylum in Serbia. The Ministry of the Interior shall separate the Office for Asylum from the Border Police Administration and establish an efficient asylum system. 6.7. Reception of returnees in the readmission procedure In the course of 2015, the NPM conducted 6 visits to the Airport “Nikola Tesla”. In the course of these visits, police officers were waiting for the groups of returnees upon the landing of an airplane, and, then they informed them in the language they understand about their rights and the way to exercise them. In case of a need, they, with no delay provided them with urgent medical protection. After that, they conducted interviews in the rooms of the Office for Readmission of the Commissariat for Refugees and Migrations. On that occasion, they gathered all personal and health-related data on returnees with their consent for giving this information. Then, they provided them with the information on the readmission procedure and their rights and obligations; questionnaires on their needs were filled in so as to provide them with necessary assistance in the coming period. They were enabled to call their cousins and friends, and they were also informed that they could address to the Commissariat for Migrants and other services at the local level for further assistance. In the case they do not have any money for transport to their residence places, they were provided with the transport. Returnees who do not have any family or any other type of support and accommodation, are sent to the centres for emergency reception, established in Šabac, Bela Palankaa and Zaječar. In these centres, they are provided with accommodation and food in duration of 14 days. All officials at the Airport “Nikola Tesla” in Belgrade (representatives of the Police Border Station and Office for Readmission of the Commissariat for Readmission of the Commissariat for Refugees and Migrations) established the cooperation with the NPM, as envisaged by law, Data received from the MoI. Report on the NPM visits to the Regional Centre of Border Police towards Hungary, Police Administration in Subotica, Polices Station in Kanjiža and Centres for Social Work in Kanjiža and Subotica, no. 71-88/15 form 10/07/2015 118 119