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Border Cooperation in Europe ‘New challenges’
Migration Management: Sharing Expieriences
between Europe and Thailand
Bangkok, 13-14 June 2012
Rick Weijermans
Head of External Relations/
Third Country Team
Content
Integrated Border Mangement
Current & Future solutions in the EU
Role of Frontex in Research and Development
EUROSUR Development
New Tasks and Challenges
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Integrated Border Management
Integrated Border Management means ensuring free movement of persons and smooth passenger flows at
EU external borders while guaranteeing a high level of security Four-tier access control model
• Measures in third countries, cooperation with neighbouring countries, border control (checks and surveillance) and control measures within the Schengen area (including return)
Embracing new technologies in a coherent and proportional way –
Stockholm programme (2009-2014) Focus on border checks – ABC gates can be used to automate most
border check procedures
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Current & Future solutions in the EU
Automated border controls (ABC e-gates) for EU citizens based on e-passport (currently partly non-interoperable pilots)
Schengen Information System (SIS1) since 1995; SISII as from 1st quarter 2013
EURODAC (since 15/01/2003) Introduction of the VIS for visa holders using biometrics (since 11/10/2011)
EUROSUR: improving situational awareness and reaction capability Smart Borders Package Entry/Exit System for third country nationals with biometrics (operational 2018 at the
earliest) Voluntary Registered Traveller programme for third country nationals with biometrics
(operational 2018 at the earliest)
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Objectives of the Entry/Exit System
Recording entry and exit details of third country nationals (non-EU citizens) admitted for a short stay (3 months) to the Schengen area.
To generate information to apprehend irregular immigrants To generate information that would prevent terrorism and serious
criminal activity
To generate information on the size and trends of irregular migration, providing the EU and the MS with a reliable policy basis
To assist in the identification of undocumented persons and simplify administrative procedures for returning third country nationals to their country of origin;
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Objectives of the RTP
To facilitate the crossing of EU external borders while maintaining a high level of security
To promote access to the RTP for certain categories of pre-vetted third country nationals (non-EU citizens)
To decrease the time and costs of border crossings for frequent travelers and to increase the throughput capacity of border crossing points
To free up border control resources from checking cross-border movements of frequent and pre-vetted travelers and to enable better focus on checking higher-risk travelers
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● Link between R&T providers and end-users ◊ European level solutions and harmonization
● Deeply involved in EU Security Research (FP7) ◊ Close collaboration with DG ENTR
● No involvement in Member States’ acquisition ◊ National competence with possible funding through
External Borders Fund
● Amended regulation opens for acquisition of ‘own’ equipment:
– Procuring – Co-owning – Leasing
◊ Analysis of needs and cost-effectiveness
Frontex role in Research and Technology
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Smart borders and Automated Border Control
● Communication of the European Commission, DG HOME in October 2011
◊ Registered Traveller Programme ◊ Entry/Exit System based on biometrics
– Security
– Convenience
– Cost-effectiveness
◊ Studies
◊ Workshops
◊ Common requirements, guidelines and
best practices
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Mechanism for information sharing and cooperation
to increase situational awareness and improve
reaction capability to: ◊ Increase security by preventing cross-border crime;
◊ Reduce number of irregular migrants entering undetected;
◊ Reduce death toll of migrants at sea;
◊ Improved quality and flexibility of operations.
EUROSUR Development
(European Surveillance Network)
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• MEDSEA and BORTEC
studies in 2006
• Development of European
Patrols Network (EPN)
coordinating patrolling and
information sharing between
neighbours
EUROSUR
(its background)
Node
National
Coordination Centre
(NCC)
• All relevant
authorities
• National Situational
Picture
• Reaction capability
Node
Node Node
Node
Node
Node
Frontex
• Common surveillance
means
• European Situational
Picture (ESP)
• Common Pre-frontier
Intelligence Picture
(CPIP)
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●EUROSUR enters into force in second half of 2013
EUROSUR
• Enhanced network
• Common surveillance tools
• European Situational Picture
(ESP) and Common Pre-frontier
Intelligence Picture (CPIP)
CENTRO DE COORDINACIÓN
REGIONAL DE CANARIAS
Current main challenge: Detection & tracking of small boats, used for cross-border crime & irregular migration, causing an unacceptable death toll of migrants at sea.
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IDCHECK
- Improving the capability for detection of falsified or counterfeited documents
- Helping MS to increase capabilities for systematic check of biometric data;
ADVANCE INFORMATION (API/PNR) - Facilitate the decision making on and development of an
API-System; ALL EYES - Information on new technological developments in the field of
remote sensing and detection technologies to the MS; (Pilot projects, demonstrations) REAL TIME NEWS EVENT EXTRACTION FRAMEWORK - Extraction of information on bordee security related events at EU External Borders and in tird countries from online sources. (2500 news feeds in 8 languages/Eurosur compatible)
Other Frontex Reseach intitiatives/contributions
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Conclusions
● Frontex supports a high and uniform level of European Border Management
● Two major European initiatives: ◊ EUROSUR ◊ Smart Borders
● Frontex plays key role in
– EU Research and Technology in Border Mangement
– FP7 research on border security – Harmonization – Technology demonstrations