This week the EU Ministers gave the final green light for a new Regulation which will see checks of individuals entering the EU reinforced against relevant databases. The new Regulation amends the Schengen Borders Code and obliges EU Member States to carry out systematic checks against relevant databases on all individuals at the EU’s external…
Tag: Schengen
EP: prolongs internal border checks
European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee MEPs will question Council and Commission representatives on Thursday about the decision once again to prolong internal border checks in place in five countries in the Schengen passport-free area for another three months, until mid-May. On Tuesday 7 February, following a proposal by the Commission, the Council agreed that Austria,…
Europol' crack down on migrant smugglers
During the joint action day, which aimed to dismantle organised crime groups smuggling migrants into the EU and within the Schengen area, the following actions were carried out: Three premises searched in Hungary. One was a hotel in Budapest, used as a major safe house for irregular migrants. Several organised crime groups used this…
Georgian food toursim to EU
Zurab Matcharadze, Georgian journalist, correspondent of ‘Rezonansi’ newspaper OPINION Today the European Parliament voted in favor of granting the citizens of Georgia the right to 90 days visa to Schengen zone. I do not know about the European Union, but for Georgia it is a historic decision, being the only tangible result for a…
'Fifth' freedom or data protectionism?
Serge Turbin OPINION The most recent economic and political crises in the European Union have demonstrated serious weaknesses in the four freedoms. Do we need a new freedom in the digital age – the free movement of data within the EU? The question may seem rhetorical, considering the global nature of the Internet. Every single…
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