5 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2017/2256(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the permanent reintroduction of border controls wouldmaintaining internal border control in the Union or reintroduction of such in the Schengen area haves serious impacts on citizens’ lives and seriously undermines their trust in European integration; whereas Schengenmaintaining or reintroducing internal border countries would face tremendousol is related to direct operational and investment costs for cross- border workers, tourists, road freight transporters and public administrations, with crippling effects on their economies of the Member States; whereas the estimations of those costs alone amount to more thlinked with the reintroduction of border controls could range between EUR 0.05 billion and EUR 1820 billion per year forin one-off costs and EUR 2 billion in annual operating cross-border workers, tourists, road freight transporters and public administrations;ts1a; _________________ 1aWouter van Ballegooij, The Cost of Non-Schengen: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs aspects’, Cost of Non- Europe Report, European Added Value Unit, 2016, page 32
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas enlargement of the Schengen area remains a key instrument for expanding the economic and social benefits, stemming from the free movement of people, services, goods and capital, to newer Member States, fostering cohesion and bridging gaps between countries and regions; whereas applying the Schengen acquis in full in all Member States, which have fulfilled the criteria for successful conclusion of the Schengen evaluation process, is essential for creating a coordinated and robust legal security framework; whereas during last year provisions of the Schengen acquis related to the Schengen Information System started to apply for Croatia; whereas following the entry into force of the remaining provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System and the Visa Information System in Bulgaria and Romania, lifting checks on internal borders remains the final milestone towards enlargement for both countries.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the ongoing reform of the SIS and the establishment of other large-scale information systems, as well as the objective of improving their interoperability while preserving the necessary safeguards, namely with regard to data protection and privacy; Emphasizes the adoption of an Entry/Exit System (EES) expected to be operational by 2020, aimed at increasing EU border management effectiveness through recording information of third country nationals crossing EU external borders. Welcomes the implementation of a single automated calculator for Schengen area Member States and Member States which do not apply the Schengen acquis in full, thus preventing information gaps and contributing to coordinated border management framework.
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the current state offunctioning of the Schengen area and the issues it has encountered are not due to problems in the structure and construction of Schengen itself but ratherfree movement of people, services, goods and capital, which underpin the single market, should not fall victim of issues encountered by certain Member States related to the connected fields of the acquis, such as shortcomings in the area of the Common European Asylum System, including the Dublin Regulation, and control of the external borders;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Council to take the necessary measures to enable full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area without further delay, as well as full accession of Croatia as soon as the criteria for successful conclusion of the Schengen evaluation process have been fulfilled;