mon 14 dec 2015, 18:35

European corps of border guards in the making

BRUSSELS –

The external borders of the European Union is a European border – and coast guard is necessary. Who will have the power to intervene if a country border controls themselves can’t get.

Vluchtelingen staan achter een hek bij de grens tussen Hongarije en Servië.

Refugees stand behind a fence at the border between Hungary and Serbia.
Photo: AFP

Without that a country has, therefore, asked. And that lies with the European member states are very sensitive. Poland has already indicated that not much salvation to be seen in the substantial expansion of the current in Warsaw established grensbewakingsagenschap Frontex.

The European Commission (EC) Tuesday with a proposal on this in an attempt the migration flows to exorcise. This year, between January and november, approximately 1.5 million refugees in Europe. That there were in the prior five years a total of slightly more than 800,000.

If the plan is approved, member states are required to have a “reservepool” with experts in the end, that is able within a few days at least 1500 border guards to deliver the “immediate action” is required. They also have ships and other equipment such as vingerafdrukapparatuur available.

An important new task of the agency is the mapping of deficiencies in controls, so that timely action can be taken. As a country, advice from that risk assessment does not comply, or decide not timely perform may Brussels the European border – and coast guard commissioning in action.

Now allow member states to Frontex for help, but “frontlijnstaat” Greece refused that for a long time. With the new powers of the European corps of border guards, however, stand alone in taking action in, for example, a sudden increase in the number of refugees.

Furthermore, the number of rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea extensively. Also be drones to people smugglers to fight and the often shaky, but fully loaded boats to detect. The organization will also have the right to self terugkeervluchten to organize for people who have no right to asylum.

Later this week by France and Germany-backed proposal for the first time discussed by the heads of government and heads of state during a summit in Brussels.