EU home affairs commissioner @YlvaJohansson says today’s proposal to revise the Schengen border code is designed to provide countries alternatives to internal EU border checks, for instance through greater police cooperation.
From now on they’ll have to fully justify checks.
From now on they’ll have to fully justify checks.
Member states will still be able to request 6-month derogations to Schengen rules against internal border checks, says the home affairs commissioner.
But more justification will be needed, and Commission can in theory reject.
But more justification will be needed, and Commission can in theory reject.
Member states would be able to point to the ‘instrumentalisation of migration’ (as happened at 🇵🇱🇧🇾 border) as a reason for introducing internal border checks.
But, VP Schinas clarifies, only if the EU Council has declared such an emergency.
But, VP Schinas clarifies, only if the EU Council has declared such an emergency.
Commissioner @YlvaJohansson is asked about President @EmmanuelMacron’s idea, in his EU presidency speech last week, to establish a ‘Eurogroup’-like democratic body for Schengen.
She says she views that as consistent with the Commission’s Schengen reform ideas (so an endorsement)
She says she views that as consistent with the Commission’s Schengen reform ideas (so an endorsement)
But, is it an endorsement really?
Johansson says in her ears Macron’s ‘Schengengroup’ idea sounds like the ‘Schengen Forum’ the Commission proposed last spring which would produce non-binding Schengen scorecards.
But that’s not really what Macron was describing is it?
Johansson says in her ears Macron’s ‘Schengengroup’ idea sounds like the ‘Schengen Forum’ the Commission proposed last spring which would produce non-binding Schengen scorecards.
But that’s not really what Macron was describing is it?
VP Schinas says Commission’s idea, the Schengen Forum, has the added value of including directly-elected members of European Parliament, not just national government representatives.
I don’t think Macron would be thrilled with that idea, which could make it just a talking shop.
I don’t think Macron would be thrilled with that idea, which could make it just a talking shop.
TLDR summary of this Commission proposal: I don't see how this is materially going to change anything.
Countries can still temporarily check internal borders, for same reasons as before, but Com *might* crack down on serial closers.
On external borders I don't see much here.
Countries can still temporarily check internal borders, for same reasons as before, but Com *might* crack down on serial closers.
On external borders I don't see much here.
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