The document discusses issues related to border controls and the functioning of the Schengen area in light of the recent migration and refugee crisis. It proposes that Member States (1) improve consultation when reintroducing internal border controls, (2) make greater efforts to prevent illegal border crossings through external "green land borders", and (3) fully exploit checks within the Schengen area to detect irregular migrants. It also proposes (4) considering a Council recommendation allowing extended reintroduction of internal border controls to address serious deficiencies in external border control.
Dr Anita Nemeth gave the presentation 'Example of a country that joined the European Union in 2004: Hungary' at a SIGMA workshop held in Skopje on 25 June 2015.
Presentation delivered by executive director of Ukrainian think-and-do tank "Europe without Barriers" Iryna Sushko in Berlin on October, 24, 2017 in the framework of "Platform for Analytics and Intercultural Communication"
Presentation by Misho Vasilevski from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, at the regional conference organised by SIGMA on Public procurement review bodies, which took place in Ohrid, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 9-10 June 2016.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, National Presentation, Changzhou, ChinaOgnjen Alagic
National presentation in customs area, inspection authorities and IPR examples of seizures in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Location: Jiangsu Inspection and Quarantine Institute of Quality (JSIQ), Changzhou, China, October 15th - November 4th, 2015.
Jiangsu Inspection and Quarantine Institute of Quality is an affiliate of Jiangsu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau as an independent legal entity, and also the International Communication and Co-operation Base directly under General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China, and which is a comprehensive scientific research institution integrates international communication, quality research, comprehensive training, administration and consultation. Relying on the advantages as excellent inspection and quarantine talents, information and technology, JSIQ constantly strives to study, explore and promote the new theory and new technology in the fields of commodity inspection, quarantine of animal, plant and their products, health quarantine of entry-exit persons, food sanitation and safety, certification and accreditation, standardization and so on; provide the enterprises with support in theory and guidance in technology for the improvement of the product quality and promotion in the international competitiveness.
Dr Anita Nemeth gave the presentation 'Example of a country that joined the European Union in 2004: Hungary' at a SIGMA workshop held in Skopje on 25 June 2015.
Presentation delivered by executive director of Ukrainian think-and-do tank "Europe without Barriers" Iryna Sushko in Berlin on October, 24, 2017 in the framework of "Platform for Analytics and Intercultural Communication"
Presentation by Misho Vasilevski from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, at the regional conference organised by SIGMA on Public procurement review bodies, which took place in Ohrid, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 9-10 June 2016.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, National Presentation, Changzhou, ChinaOgnjen Alagic
National presentation in customs area, inspection authorities and IPR examples of seizures in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Location: Jiangsu Inspection and Quarantine Institute of Quality (JSIQ), Changzhou, China, October 15th - November 4th, 2015.
Jiangsu Inspection and Quarantine Institute of Quality is an affiliate of Jiangsu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau as an independent legal entity, and also the International Communication and Co-operation Base directly under General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China, and which is a comprehensive scientific research institution integrates international communication, quality research, comprehensive training, administration and consultation. Relying on the advantages as excellent inspection and quarantine talents, information and technology, JSIQ constantly strives to study, explore and promote the new theory and new technology in the fields of commodity inspection, quarantine of animal, plant and their products, health quarantine of entry-exit persons, food sanitation and safety, certification and accreditation, standardization and so on; provide the enterprises with support in theory and guidance in technology for the improvement of the product quality and promotion in the international competitiveness.
This article dealing with patents is the first in a series of articles authored by Deirdre Kilroy and Michael Finn analysing the impact of Brexit in the area of intellectual property.
Creators & Presenters:
Jill Bainbridge; Blake Morgan LLP (Southampton, England - TAGLaw)
Andre Haug; Rowedder Zimmermann Hass (Mannheim, Germany - TAGLaw)
Lutgarde Eraly; Marx Van Ranst Vermeersch & Partners (Belgium - TAGLaw)
This session will provide a critical update on the proposed European patent with unitary effect. Co-presenters from various parts of Europe will provide insights into what will be covered and where, the advantages and disadvantages of the Unitary Patent and a detailed look at how the Unified Patent Court will be structured. Members in attendance from around the world will benefit from the knowledge they will gain and will be able to help their clients plan their global patent strategies.
Presentation by Anita Nemeth, Hungary, on the Ways and means to check the draft legislation as to their conformity with the EU acquis, given at the workshop organised by SIGMA with the Turkish Ministry for EU Affairs on the Transposition of EU legislation into the legal system of Turkey, Ankara 25 May 2016.
Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION setting out a recommendation for...Thierry Debels
1. Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway to maintain proportionate temporary
border controls for a maximum period of six months, starting from the day of the adoption of
this Implementing Decision, at the following internal borders
- Austria at the Austrian-Hungarian land border and Austrian-Slovenian land border;
- Germany at the German-Austrian land border;
- Denmark in the Danish ports with ferry connections to Germany and at the Danish-German
land border;
- Sweden in the Swedish harbours in the Police Region South and West and at the Öresund
bridge;
- Norway in the Norwegian ports with ferry connections to Denmark, Germany and Sweden.
2. The Member States concerned should notify the other Member States, the European
Parliament and the Commission accordingly.
3. Border control should be targeted and limited in scope, frequency, location and time, to
what is strictly necessary to respond to the serious threat and to safeguard public policy and
internal security. The Member State that carries out internal border control pursuant to the
present Implementing Decision should regularly review the necessity, frequency, location and
time of controls, adjust the controls to the level of the threat addressed, phasing them out
wherever appropriate, and report to the Commission every two months.
Summer School “The EU area of freedom, security, and justice”, July 1-3, 2017
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, in collaboration with the Jean Monnet Chair of the Democritus University of Thrace organize a summer school entitled “The EU area of freedom, security and justice”, that will take place in July 1-3, at the Conference Room of the University of Macedonia.
Turkey receives an additional 3 billion euros in 2018 from the EUThierry Debels
The EU-Turkey statement states that "once the
allocated EUR 3 billion are about to be used to the full, and provided all commitments have been met, the EU will mobilise additional funding for the Facility of an additional EUR 3
billion up to the end of 2018"
Ricardo-AEA provided technical support to the European Commission in assessing the environmental, social and economic impacts of policy proposals to reduce GHG emissions from the international shipping sector.
Despite some recent progress in the IMO negotiations with respect to technical measures for new ships, the emissions of existing vessels are still not regulated. At the European level, a range of targets have been set concerning economy-wide GHG emission reductions. International shipping is the only sector not included in EU level GHG reduction targets. The modelling projections developed for this project show that under the baseline scenario CO2 emissions from European maritime transport would increase by over 50% between 2010 and 2050. As such, there is a pressing need to take action to control the growing GHG emissions from the international maritime sector.
EU pompt extra miljoenen in beïnvloeden journalisten over toetreding TurkijeThierry Debels
In een officieel document van de EU staat dat de EU extra middelen uittrekt om de media te informeren (lees: beïnvloeden) over de uitbreiding van de EU. Concreet gaat het over landen zoals Turkije.
Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards ha...Alex Baulf
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards harmonising and simplifying certain rules in the value added tax system and introducing the definitive system for the taxation of trade between Member States - released by the European Commission on 04/10/2017.
This article dealing with patents is the first in a series of articles authored by Deirdre Kilroy and Michael Finn analysing the impact of Brexit in the area of intellectual property.
Creators & Presenters:
Jill Bainbridge; Blake Morgan LLP (Southampton, England - TAGLaw)
Andre Haug; Rowedder Zimmermann Hass (Mannheim, Germany - TAGLaw)
Lutgarde Eraly; Marx Van Ranst Vermeersch & Partners (Belgium - TAGLaw)
This session will provide a critical update on the proposed European patent with unitary effect. Co-presenters from various parts of Europe will provide insights into what will be covered and where, the advantages and disadvantages of the Unitary Patent and a detailed look at how the Unified Patent Court will be structured. Members in attendance from around the world will benefit from the knowledge they will gain and will be able to help their clients plan their global patent strategies.
Presentation by Anita Nemeth, Hungary, on the Ways and means to check the draft legislation as to their conformity with the EU acquis, given at the workshop organised by SIGMA with the Turkish Ministry for EU Affairs on the Transposition of EU legislation into the legal system of Turkey, Ankara 25 May 2016.
Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION setting out a recommendation for...Thierry Debels
1. Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway to maintain proportionate temporary
border controls for a maximum period of six months, starting from the day of the adoption of
this Implementing Decision, at the following internal borders
- Austria at the Austrian-Hungarian land border and Austrian-Slovenian land border;
- Germany at the German-Austrian land border;
- Denmark in the Danish ports with ferry connections to Germany and at the Danish-German
land border;
- Sweden in the Swedish harbours in the Police Region South and West and at the Öresund
bridge;
- Norway in the Norwegian ports with ferry connections to Denmark, Germany and Sweden.
2. The Member States concerned should notify the other Member States, the European
Parliament and the Commission accordingly.
3. Border control should be targeted and limited in scope, frequency, location and time, to
what is strictly necessary to respond to the serious threat and to safeguard public policy and
internal security. The Member State that carries out internal border control pursuant to the
present Implementing Decision should regularly review the necessity, frequency, location and
time of controls, adjust the controls to the level of the threat addressed, phasing them out
wherever appropriate, and report to the Commission every two months.
Summer School “The EU area of freedom, security, and justice”, July 1-3, 2017
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, in collaboration with the Jean Monnet Chair of the Democritus University of Thrace organize a summer school entitled “The EU area of freedom, security and justice”, that will take place in July 1-3, at the Conference Room of the University of Macedonia.
Turkey receives an additional 3 billion euros in 2018 from the EUThierry Debels
The EU-Turkey statement states that "once the
allocated EUR 3 billion are about to be used to the full, and provided all commitments have been met, the EU will mobilise additional funding for the Facility of an additional EUR 3
billion up to the end of 2018"
Ricardo-AEA provided technical support to the European Commission in assessing the environmental, social and economic impacts of policy proposals to reduce GHG emissions from the international shipping sector.
Despite some recent progress in the IMO negotiations with respect to technical measures for new ships, the emissions of existing vessels are still not regulated. At the European level, a range of targets have been set concerning economy-wide GHG emission reductions. International shipping is the only sector not included in EU level GHG reduction targets. The modelling projections developed for this project show that under the baseline scenario CO2 emissions from European maritime transport would increase by over 50% between 2010 and 2050. As such, there is a pressing need to take action to control the growing GHG emissions from the international maritime sector.
EU pompt extra miljoenen in beïnvloeden journalisten over toetreding TurkijeThierry Debels
In een officieel document van de EU staat dat de EU extra middelen uittrekt om de media te informeren (lees: beïnvloeden) over de uitbreiding van de EU. Concreet gaat het over landen zoals Turkije.
Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards ha...Alex Baulf
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Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). Further to the negotiations under the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP), the Conference of the Parties (COP), by its decision 1/CP.19, invited all Parties to initiate or intensify domestic preparations for their INDCs towards achieving the objective of the Convention as set out in its Article 2, without prejudice to the legal nature of the contributions, in the context of adopting a protocol, another legal instrument or an agreed outcome with legal force under the Convention applicable to all Parties.
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
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https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
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The migratory and refugee crisis has put the application of the Schengen acquis and of the asylum
acquis under severe pressure during the last years, with an unprecedented influx of migrants over
the last months. In this context, several Member States have temporarily reintroduced border
control at their internal borders, with reference to a serious threat to public policy or internal
security as provided for by the Schengen Borders Code. Temporary controls at internal borders
have also been carried out by a Member State for reasons related to terrorism, following the attacks
in Paris on 13 November 2015. In addition, some Member States have taken specific measures to
reinforce the control at their external borders.
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To: Permanent Representatives Committee (Part 2) / Council
Subject: Integrity of the Schengen area
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In its Conclusions of 9 November 2015 on measures to handle the refugee and migration crisis, the
Council has identified a number of measures to implement fully the orientations already agreed by
the European Council 1. These measures address a wide range of issues, including in particular
reception capacities, hotspots, relocation, return, readmission, resettlement, lack of cooperation of
migrants, contingency planning, the functioning of the Schengen area, external and internal borders,
smuggling in human beings, visa policy, a common information strategy and the use of the
Integrated Political Crisis Response (IPCR).
In the Conclusions adopted on 20 November 2015 on Counter-Terrorism after the Paris terrorist
attacks by the Council and Member States meeting within the Council it was agreed to implement
reinforced measures for the purpose of fighting terrorism, including strengthening controls at
external borders2.
Under point 9 of its Conclusions of 9 November 2015, the Council decided "to conduct at the
December Justice and Home Affairs Council, on the basis of the 8th bi-annual reporting by the
Commission, a thorough debate on the functioning of the Schengen area (1 May 2015 - 31 October
2015) and on the lessons learned from temporary reintroductions of controls at internal borders".
In Coreper on 26 November 2015 the Commission indicated, however, that the said 8th bi-annual
report would not be ready for the meeting of the JHA Council in December 2015, but would be
integrated in the future border package. The Presidency concluded that Ministers would be invited
to hold a debate on the functioning of the Schengen area on the basis of a Presidency paper.
With a view to preparing this debate, the Presidency issued a questionnaire on lessons learned from
temporary introductions of controls at internal borders 3. The Presidency has prepared the present
paper in the light of replies from Member States, having in mind also major issues that have been
raised during recent months regarding the functioning of the Schengen area, with a focus on border
controls.
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The Presidency invites the Council to hold a debate on the functioning of the Schengen area and to
address in particular the following issues related to internal and external border controls.
1. Consultations between Member States – Based on the information available to the Presidency, it
appears that, in situations where some Member States have applied recently Article 25 of the
Schengen Borders Code to reinstate temporarily controls at internal borders, there has not been
sufficient prior consultation with other Member States. The same has been noticed for technical
reinforcement of borders between border crossing points, for changes in national policies leading to
filter migrants at border crossing points and for organizing the transit of migrants from one border
to next. This has severely hindered the possibility for neighbouring countries to prepare themselves
for changes in migratory routes and for all Schengen countries to handle migratory flows in a
coherent manner.
In addition, procedures approved by Coreper in March 2015 for improved information sharing on
temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders have not been fully respected in all
cases.
The Presidency proposes that:
- even in emergency situations falling under Article 25 of the Schengen Borders Code and
requiring immediate action, a Member State deciding to temporarily reintroduce internal
border controls should make all efforts to inform neighbouring Member States sufficiently in
advance to allow neighbouring Member States to adjust to the new situation and, where
possible, to cooperate to reduce the negative impact of the reintroduction of internal border
controls;
- Member States reconfirm their commitment to fully apply the procedures for improved
information sharing on temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders
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2. Securing external borders – A number of irregular migrants entering the EU, or exiting an EU
country to re-enter later in the EU, pass through the so-called "green land borders" (the parts of the
land borders between border crossing points). According to Frontex, more than 1,2 million illegal
border crossings have been detected at the EU external borders for January - October 2015, an
increase of 431% compared with the corresponding period in 2014. In addition, a number of illegal
crossings have not been registered. The exact figure is unknown.
Also in the context of the fight against terrorism, the Council concluded on 20 November 2015 that
control at the external borders which are most exposed should be strengthened "in particular by
deploying, when the situation so requires, rapid border intervention teams (RABITs) and police
officers in order to ensure systematic screening and security checks".
In view of the critical situation that the EU is currently confronted with, the Presidency proposes
that:
- considerably more efforts should be made to prevent illegal border crossings (entry and
exit) through the external "green land borders" and to ensure that external borders are
crossed only at the border crossing points referred to in Article 4, subject to the exceptions
in Article 4(2), of the Schengen Borders Code;
- RABITs are deployed as necessary for that purpose. This is at present particularly relevant
for external land borders in relation to the Western Balkan countries route;
- A Frontex operation at the northern borders of Greece be deployed without delay to address
severe difficulties encountered with neighbouring countries.
3. Increasing checks regarding illegal migration – Irregular migrants who have entered the
Schengen area and have not been registered at their arrival should not be able to stay in that area
undetected for long periods of time.
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The Presidency proposes that:
- the possibilities for checking persons inside the Schengen area, including by the use of
relevant databases, are fully exploited to ensure that irregular migrants are detected and
registered and their cases processed.
4. Addressing serious deficiencies in external border controls – Several Member States have
recently reintroduced temporarily internal border control pursuant to Articles 23-25 of the Schengen
Borders Code. Under these provisions, a Member State may not implement such controls for more
than a total period of six months. A prolongation of this situation would require the adoption by the
Council, upon a proposal from the Commission, of a recommendation in accordance with Article 26
of the Schengen Borders Code. Such recommendation may be adopted in exceptional circumstances
to address a situation where a Schengen evaluation has identified persistent serious deficiencies
relating to external border control and the measures referred to in Article 19a of the Schengen
Borders Code are not effective. Where in such cases the overall functioning of the area without
internal border control is put at risk, and insofar as the exceptional circumstances constitute a
serious threat to public policy or internal security within the area without internal border control or
within parts thereof, the period for the reintroduction of internal border control may be extended up
to a total maximum of two years.
On this basis, the Presidency:
- proposes that the Council invites the Commission to consider presenting a proposal as
appropriate pursuant to Article 26 of the Schengen Borders Code for a Council
recommendation that one or more Member States decide to reintroduce border control at all
or at specific parts of their internal borders;
- considers that, at the same time, all possible measures should be taken aimed at
strengthening the normal functioning of the Schengen area, in particular by reinforcing the
control of external borders.
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