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French Council Presidency Wants Better Use of SIS against Terrorists 
11 April 2022 (updated 4 years, 3 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022
At the beginning of its Council Presidency, France initiated discussion of whether the post-hit procedure in the Schengen Information System (SIS) for alerts related to terrorism should be improved. It is proposed that all Member States having previously volunteered receive alerts on certain terrorists and are mandatorily and automatically informed of the hits. Read more
EU Schengen Terrorism Law Enforcement Cooperation
Council Adopts General Approach on New Schengen Evaluation Procedure 
7 April 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 3 March 2022, the Justice and Home Affairs Council agreed on a general approach regarding the reform of the specific Schengen evaluation and monitoring mechanism (for the Commission proposal → eucrim 2/2021, 76). The new rules will speed up and simplify the evaluation … Read more
EU Schengen
Updated Rules Reinforcing Governance of Schengen Area 
29 January 2022 (updated 4 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2021
On 14 December 2021, the Commission proposed updated rules to reinforce the governance of the Schengen area. The Commission stressed that the Schengen area is one of the biggest achievements of European integration. It has been repeatedly put to the test in recent years by … Read more
EU Schengen
OSCE Makes Recommendations on Use of New Technologies for Border Management 
18 January 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 5 October 2021, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) released a new policy brief on Border Management and Human Rights. The policy brief aims at providing an overview of the what the implications of collecting and sharing information in the … Read more
EU Schengen Data Protection
CJEU Rules on Obligation to Carry a Valid Identity Card when Traveling to Another Member State 
17 November 2021
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 6 October 2021, the CJEU decided that a Member State may require its nationals, on pain of sanctions, to carry a valid identity card or passport when travelling to another Member State, irrespective of the means of transport used and the route. In the … Read more
Schengen Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
AG: Reintroduction of Internal Border Checks for Longer than Six Months 
17 November 2021 (updated 4 years, 1 month ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 3/2021
On 6 October 2021, Advocate General (AG) Saugmandsgaard Øe presented his opinion in Joined Cases C-368/20 and C-369/20. According to the AG, “a Member State faced with persistent serious threats to public policy or internal security may reintroduce controls at its internal borders for … Read more
Schengen Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
EDPS Opinion on the Commission’s Proposed Regulation for a Stronger and More Resilient Schengen Area 
17 November 2021
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 27 July 2021, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published his Opinion on the European Commission’s proposal for a “Council regulation on the establishment and operation of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing Regulation (EU) … Read more
Schengen
ETIAS and EES Progress 
12 November 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of October 2021, Frontex welcomed 41 new staff members joining the Agency to work at the ETIAS Central Unit. They will contribute to developing the European Travel Authorisation and Information System (ETIAS) (→news of 16 January 2019). Since the beginning of … Read more
Schengen Frontex
Second Schengen Forum 
28 June 2021 (updated 5 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
After the first Schengen Forum meeting in November 2020 (→ eucrim 4/2020, 272-273), the political dialogue on strengthening the Schengen rules has continued. The Schengen Forum convenes members of parliament and home affairs ministers with the aim of fostering cooperation and political dialogue as … Read more
EU Schengen
Commission Strategy for a Stronger and More Resilient Schengen Area 
25 June 2021 (updated 4 years, 8 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2021
On 2 June 2021, the Commission presented its new strategy for a fully functioning and resilient Schengen area. With this strategy, the Commission is aiming to make the Schengen area – the largest visa-free zone in the world – stronger and more resilient, accentuating … Read more
EU Schengen
Ireland Now Connected to Schengen Information System 
9 April 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 15 March 2021, Ireland joined the Schengen Information System (SIS). The SIS is the largest and most widely used IT system for law enforcement cooperation and external border management in Europe. Irish authorities are now able to receive real-time information, e.g., on persons wanted … Read more
EU Schengen Police Cooperation
Strengthening the Schengen Area: Schengen Forum Meets for the First Time 
19 January 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
35 years ago, on 14 June 1985, France, Germany and the three Benelux States signed the Schengen Agreement that removed internal border controls between those Member States. Today, the Schengen area encompasses 26 European states with over 400 million citizens. Since several years, the area … Read more
EU Schengen
Commission Report on the Functioning of the Schengen Area over the Past 5 Years 
19 January 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Ahead of the newly created Schengen Forum (--> separate news item), the Commission published a report on 25.11.2020 on the implementation of the Schengen acquis rules and the functioning of the Schengen Evaluation and Monitoring Mechanism between 2015 and 2019. The current Schengen Evaluation and … Read more
EU Schengen
Commission: EU PNR Directive Delivered Tangible Results 
31 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 24 July 2020, the Commission presented its review of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of terrorist offences and … Read more
EU Schengen Organised Crime Terrorism Data Protection
EP Requests Swift Return to Fully Functioning Schengen Area 
3 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Reopening borders, a Schengen recovery plan, and a revision of the Schengen rules to ensure a truly European governance – these are the three main demands in a European Parliament resolution on the situation in the Schengen area following the COVID‑19 outbreak. In the resolution … Read more
EU Schengen
Commission Rejects UK’s Plans to Remedy Deficiencies in Use of SIS 
17 July 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 27 May 2020, the Commission stated that the action plan tabled by the UK to remedy the deficiencies as identified during the evaluation in 2017 is not adequate. Read more
EU Schengen Police Cooperation