What are the intentions of the Portuguese Presidency regarding the progress of two important Commission proposals designed to increase the security of EU citizens against crime and terrorism, namely COM(2005)0317 final on the improvement of police cooperation between Member States at internal borders and COM(2005)0490 final on the exchange of information under the principle of availability?

Not all elements of these two proposals have been incorporated in the ‘Prüm’ Decision, so does the Presidency not agree that Member States’ failure to agree them sends a poor signal about the importance and urgency with which they treat the challenge of cross-border law enforcement?