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2024 State of Schengen Report 
2 May 2024 (updated 1 year, 4 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
On 16 April 2024, the European Commission published the 2024 State of Schengen report, providing an overview of the past year’s developments and setting new priorities for the upcoming year (for the 2023 report → eucrim 2/2023, 114-115; for the 2022 report →  … Read more
EU Schengen Commission
Enhancing Schengen Security: Commission's Recommendation 
27 March 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2023
On 17 January 2024, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/268 on cooperation between the Member States with regard to serious threats to internal security and public policy in the area without internal border controls was published in the Official Journal (2024/268). The recommendation advocates for a collaborative … Read more
EU Schengen Commission Law Enforcement Cooperation
Bulgaria and Romania Join Schengen Area 
20 March 2024 (updated 1 year, 8 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2023
On 30 December 2023, the Council reached a unanimous decision with Bulgaria and Romania to eliminate air and maritime internal border controls as of 31 March 2024, marking their partial integration into the Schengen area. Read more
EU Schengen
Commission Encourages Member States to Reduce Internal Border Controls 
4 December 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 23 November 2023, the Commission released several documents which aim to foster cooperation between the Member States of the Schengen area. The Commission makes several recommendation on how Member States can avoid long-lasting internal border controls in order to react to threats to internal security and public policy. Read more
EU Schengen
EP: Bulgaria and Romania Must Accede Schengen Area 
26 July 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In a resolution adopted on 12 July 2023, the European Parliament (EP) reiterated its call on the Council to approve Romania’s and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen area. MEPs regret that the Council rejected the countries’ accession in a decision of 8 December 2022 … Read more
EU Schengen
2023 State of Schengen Report 
9 June 2023 (updated 1 year, 4 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2023
On 16 May 2023, the European Commission presented the second State of Schengen Report as part of its initiative to strengthen Schengen governance (for the first report → eucrim 2/2022, 88-89) The report assesses the state of the Schengen area and acknowledges the need … Read more
EU Schengen
Upgraded Schengen Information System Went Live 
23 March 2023 (updated 2 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2023
On 07.03.2023, the renewed Schengen Information System (SIS) became operational. The information exchange system contains information on wanted or missing persons, third-country nationals without legal right of residence in the Union and lost or stolen objects (e.g. cars) and can now be used in 30 countries in Europe. Read more
EU Schengen
Croatia Joins Schengen Area 
14 December 2022 (updated 3 years, 2 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2022
On 8 December 2022, the Council adopted a decision on full application of the Schengen acquis in Croatia, but blocked accession of Romania and Bulgaria into the area without internal border checks. Read more
EU Schengen Council
ECA: Internal Border Control during Pandemic Largely Unjustified 
2 August 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
An ECA report concluded that the limitations of the legal framework hampered the Commission’s supervision of free movement restrictions imposed by the Member States during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/2021. Furthermore, the Commission did not exercise proper scrutiny to ensure that internal border controls complied with the Schengen legislation. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Schengen
AG Opinion on SIS II Alerts for No Longer Relevant Objects 
1 August 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
In his opinion delivered on 7 July 2022, Advocate General (AG) Emiliou clarified the obligations placed upon the competent authorities of the Member States in circumstances where an alert has been entered in the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) for the seizure of an object or its use as evidence in criminal proceedings, when that alert is no longer considered relevant. Read more
EU Schengen Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
State of Schengen Report 2022 
28 July 2022 (updated 2 years, 10 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2022
On 24 May 2022, the Commission published the first State of Schengen Report. This report is part of the Commission's initiative to reinforce the Schengen governance through a yearly reporting exercise presenting the state of Schengen, identifying priorities for the year ahead and monitoring progress made at the end of a given year. In parallel, the Commission published two documents on external border management. Read more
EU Schengen
Third Schengen Forum 
27 July 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
The third Schengen Forum convened on 2 June 2022, following the publication of the New State of Schengen Report 2022 (→ separate news item). The Commission, Members of the European Parliament, Home Affairs Ministers, and other stakeholders, such as EU agencies and non-governmental organisations discussed … Read more
EU Schengen
Legislation on Information Alerts in SIS Passed 
20 July 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 6 July 2022, the European Parliament and the Council passed new legislation that establishes the category of “information alerts” for entries into the Schengen Information System (SIS). “Information alerts” target third country nationals who are suspected to be involved in terrorist offences or other serious crime (listed in Annex I of the Europol Regulation 2016/794). Read more
EU Schengen Europol Law Enforcement Cooperation
New Legal Framework for Schengen Evaluation 
23 June 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 9 June 2022, the Council passed a new Regulation that establishes an evaluation and monitoring mechanisms for the purpose of ensuring that participating Member States apply the Schengen acquis effectively, efficiently and correctly. Read more
EU Schengen
Commission’s Recommendation on Investor Schemes Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine 
21 June 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 23. March 2022, the Commission issued a recommendation on immediate steps to be taken by Member States - in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine - in relation to investor citizenship schemes and investor residence schemes. Read more
EU Schengen Ukraine conflict
CJEU Rules on Reintroduction of Internal Border Checks for Longer than Six Months 
21 June 2022 (updated 1 year, 4 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2022
On 26 April 2022, the CJEU (Grand Chamber) rendered an important judgment on the interpretation of Art. 25 and 27 of the Schengen Borders Code, which enables Member States to reintroduce internal border checks for reasons of public policy or internal security, while setting up maximum periods in which such controls can be maintained. According to the CJEU, Member States can reintroduce border controls only without exceeding that maximum period of six months unless a new serious threat arises. Read more
EU Schengen