Press Release: A comprehensive vision for an integrated European border management system for the 21st Century

On 13 February, 2008, the Commission set out its vision of how to develop the EU's external border management system. This consists of a mix of concrete measures (on the FRONTEX Agency and on control of maritime borders) and longer term reflections on ways of recording entry and exit of third country nationals. This approach will ensure that the integrity of the Schengen area is preserved, while keeping the crossing of the external border as simple as possible for third country nationals fulfilling the entry conditions. It represents another in the recent steps taken by the Commission to contribute to reinforced solidarity and cooperation in managing the external border and in developing an EU immigration policy.

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European Commission: MEMO/08/85: New tools for an integrated European Border Management Strategy http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/85&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/08/84: The FRONTEX Agency: evaluation and future development http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/84&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/08/86: Examining the creation of a European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/86&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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