Schengen
2011 will remain in the European Union's history for the reforms of the two community symbols - the common currency area (the euro area) and the border-free area (Schengen). The migrant influx to the southern EU borders and the accession process of Bulgaria and Romania have clearly shown the need for reforms of the Schengen acquis. Like the economic governance, the Schengen governance changes aim at protecting the community interests at the expense of reducing the influence of individual member states.
Croatia Has Reached the End of the Beginning Croatia's path to the EU membership seems cleared after on March 26th Stefan Fule, the EU enlargement commissioner, personally handed the last monitoring report of the European Commission at an extraordinary meeting of the Croatian government in Zagreb. The meeting took place without excessive ...
The Effects of the Arab Spring Unleash a Crisis of Mistrust in the EU On June 14, 1985 on the board of the ship "Princess Marie-Astrid", in the vicinity of the unknown Luxembourg village of Schengen, located near the border between Germany and France, 5 of the then 10 Member States of the European Community put their signatures under one of the most significant an ...
Watch Schengen, Think About the CVM At their last meeting (8 March 2012) the EU interior ministers discussed the guidelines to strengthen the political governance of the Schengen area. In September, 2011 the European Commission presented a communication on the issue, where it committed to verify compliance with Schengen legislatio ...
Schengen - The Denouement is Yet to Be Seen Another episode of Bulgaria`s and Romania`s Schengen saga did not bring the long-awaited denouement, but produced a very important question. Maybe this will be at the heart of the intrigue, but for now the playwrights keep silence. In fact, the Schengen issue appeared quite unexpectedly on the a ...
Bulgaria Has One Last Chance to Show Results under the CVM Bulgaria has one last chance to prove that it has made progress in fighting corruption and organised crime, as well as in reforming its judicial system. This is the tone of the interim report of the European Commission on Bulgaria's progress under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) ...
Bulgaria's Schengen Shame In the current situation of political mess in Bulgaria, a cacophony of various demands for an overhaul of the political system, of the Constitution and even of the economic orientation, hardly the news that Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen space of security is moving away is among the most ...
The European Parliament and the Council at War over Schengen This was the only possible way to reach a compromise in the Council - with these words Danish Minister of Justice Morten Bodskov explained to MEPs why last week the Council of Ministers practically took away the Parliament`s role as a co-legislator on a key proposal for reform of Schengen. The m ...
Greece Under Pressure Also in Terms of Schengen Germany and Austria threatened to reinstate border controls, if Greece failed to take measures to secure its border with Turkey. "The border is open like a barn door!," Austrian Home Affairs Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said, cited by international news agencies. "The question still remains wha ...
Why Is the Romanian CVM Report “Better” than the Bulgarian? In the five years since the introduction of the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism with Bulgaria and Romania (CVM) the two countries have established a tacit competition which of them would receive a better assessment by Brussels. Their problems are common, and hence, they have common targe ...
Remember Schengen and Wait for the CVM reports 18 September 2011: "I think the entry into Schengen is a national priority for both the government and the Bulgarian citizens." (24 Hours daily) 12 December 2011: "It is important for us a political decision to be adopted for the first stage of abolishing of borders - sea and air borders. [...] ...
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