Development of a risk assessment methodological framework for seaborders

Sea borders are identified as a major entry point in EU. In order to be adequately prepared to manage illegal immigrant’s inflow and mitigate the significant socioeconomic impact. The present paper introduces a comprehensive risk analysis methodological framework for the analysis of the present situation, risk prioritization and mitigation analysis. The proposed approach will be applied to a specific site in a N. Aegean Island, Greece as the country is the access point of over 80% of all immigration flow to the EU.