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Parliamentary questions
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3 March 2016
E-000026/2016(ASW)
Answer given by Mr Avramopoulos on behalf of the Commission
Question reference: E-000026/2016

In December 2015, the Commission adopted a Border package setting out measures on how to best address the challenges that Europe is currently facing — the migratory crisis and the internal security threats in the aftermath of the Paris attacks.

The draft Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard proposes to strengthen the mandate of the EU border agency and to provide it with the necessary legal framework to mobilise efforts more quickly and adequately. It will have sufficient resources to perform more effectively in crisis prevention and to take immediate operational measures when an exceptional situation at the external borders needs to be addressed. In times of crises, the responsibility for the management of the EU external borders should be shared between the EU and its Member States. The Commission's Proposal enables the agency to ensure that the actions of Member States are coherent with a sound policy that benefits the EU as a whole — both in managing migration and in improving the security of the citizens.

The proposal amending the Schengen Borders Code aims at reinforcing the border controls at external borders by requiring systematic checks upon entry and exit against all relevant databases on all travellers, including EU citizens and other persons enjoying the right of free movement under EC law.

To further reinforce internal security, in January 2016 the Commission proposed to amend the European Criminal Record Information System to include third-country nationals. An Action Plan against illicit trafficking and use of firearms and explosives was adopted and a draft Directive on combating terrorism was proposed. An agreement on the new Europol Regulation was reached and the European Counter Terrorism Centre hosted at Europol has become operational.

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