9 Amendments of Carlos COELHO related to 2018/2092(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission eighth bi-annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area of 15December 2015 (COM(2015) 675 final),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the completion of the Schengen evaluation process for Bulgaria and Romania and the state of preparedness of the two countries to implement all the provisions of the Schengen acquis were confirmed at experts' level and by the Council in its conclusions of 9 and 10 June 2011; whereas in its draft decision of 8 July 2011, the Council verified that the necessary conditions for the application of the Schengen acquis had been met in all areas, namely data protection, air borders, land borders, sea borders, police cooperation, the Schengen Information System, sea borders and visas; whereas Bulgaria and Romania’s state of preparedness to apply the Schengen acquis in full has been acknowledged by the Commission and Parliament, most recently in the Commission communication of 27 September 2017 and Parliament’s resolution of 30 May 2018;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Schengen area is a unique arrangement and one of the greatest achievements of the European Union, allowing free movement of people within the Schengen area without controls at internal borders; whereas this has been made possible through a variety of compensating measures, such as re- enforcing the exchange of information through the establishment of the Schengen Information System (SIS) and creating an evaluation mechanism to verify the implementation of the Schengen acquis by Member States and foster mutual trust in the functioning of the Schengen area;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas Romania and Bulgaria adopted the Schengen acquis when joining the EU in 2007; whereas Bulgaria issued its declaration of readiness to start the evaluations carried out by the Schengen Evaluation Working Group (SCH-EVAL) in 2008; whereas Romania issued its declaration of readiness to start the evaluations carried out by the Schengen Evaluation Working Group in 2007 and 2008; whereas SCH-EVAL was constituted by experts from Schengen States;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas neither the 2005 Act of Accession nor the Schengen evaluation proceduresmechanism provide for setting different timeframes for the abolition of checks at internal land, sea and air borders; whereas all previous enlargements of the Schengen area were established with a single legal act;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that Parliament was not consulted on the content of the draft Council decision of 7 December 2011; recalls that the Council is bound by the obligation to consult Parliament as laid down in the 2005 Act of Accession; reiterates its call on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament in its legislative resolution of 8 June 2011;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recalls that the cooperation and verification mechanism is not, in any way, linked to the accession to Schengen nor should it be as it is also not an item of evaluation for Schengen States;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Council to present a newapprove its draft decision of 29 September 2010 (14142/2010) on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania as soon as possible and, by means of a single legal act, take an immediate decision for the abolition of checks at internal land, sea and air borders;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Council to apply the same approach to Croatia as soon as Croatia successfully completes the evaluations carried and the relevant criteria are met;