20-02-2018 15:00
Hearing on the future of the Schengen area - 20.2.18
The area of free movement without internal border controls is considered to be one of the greatest achievements of the European integration process. The possibility to travel within the Schengen area without being subject to border controls is highly valued by European citizens.
Due to the rapid development in the field of Schengen, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will hold a public hearing on 20 February 2018 to take stock of the situation regarding the Schengen area. The hearing is intended to facilitate a high-level political debate of the initiatives undertaken by the European Union since the migration crisis started and further assess the progress made with a view for the future.
- Draft programme (PDF - 627 KB)
- Video of the hearing
- The Future of the Schengen Area: Latest Developments and Challenges in the Schengen Governance Framework since 2016
- The Cost of Non-Schengen: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs aspects
- The cost of non-Schengen: Impact of border controls within Schengen on the Single Market
- Interoperability between EU information systems for security, border and migration management (Initial Appraisal of a European Commission Impact Assessment)
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Presentations from the speakers
- Schengen: enlargement of Europe’s border-free area