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

Thank You for

Your Attention

Rick Weijermans

External Relations Officer e-mail: Rick.weijermans@frontex.europa.eu