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- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading 2019/03/28
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- Contribution 2017/03/02
Progress: Awaiting Council's 1st reading position
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | LIBE | FAJON Tanja ( S&D) | MACOVEI Monica ( ECR), MLINAR Angelika ( ALDE), LUNACEK Ulrike ( Verts/ALE) |
Former Responsible Committee | LIBE | FAJON Tanja ( S&D) | |
Former Committee Opinion | AFET | LUNACEK Ulrike ( Verts/ALE) | Lars ADAKTUSSON ( PPE), Pier Antonio PANZERI ( S&D), Marie-Christine VERGIAT ( GUE/NGL) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 077-p2
Legal Basis:
TFEU 077-p2Events
The European Parliament adopted by 331 votes to 126, with 12 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo).
Parliament adopted its position at first reading, taking over the Commission's proposal.
The proposal aims to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 by transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2 (list of territorial entities and authorities not recognised as States by at least one Member State whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when entering the territory of the Member States) to Annex II, Part 4 (list of territorial entities and authorities not recognised as States by at least one Member State and exempt from the visa requirement).
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report by Tanja FAJON (S&D, SI) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo).
Parliament recommended the European Parliament to adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal .
This proposal aims to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 by transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2 (visa-required list) to Annex II, Part 4 ( visa-free list ).
In the explanatory statement accompanying the report, it is recalled that the European Parliament has been a strong advocate and supporter of Kosovo and its European perspective, including with visa liberalisation process and has continuously called both on the Kosovar authorities to cooperate and fulfil required benchmarks, and on the Commission to help facilitate and accelerate the process. Visa-free regime presents one of the most tangible and concrete achievements for the country’s European perspective and it brings about the realisation of free movement as one of the fundamental principles of the European projects.
PURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement.
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of European Parliament and of the Council.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
BACKGROUND: Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 lists the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement. It is applied by all Member States – with the exception of Ireland and the United Kingdom – and also by Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The Regulation is part of the EU’s common visa policy for short stays of 90 days in any 180-day period.
Kosovo is currently listed in Annex I, Part 2 of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 , i.e. among those entities and territorial authorities that are not recognised as states by at least one Member State. Persons from those entities are required to hold a visa when travelling to the territory of EU Member States.
Since launching the visa dialogue in January 2012, the Commission has presented regular reports to the European Parliament and to the Council on its assessment of Kosovo’s fulfilment of the requirements of the roadmap which identified all the legislation and other measures that Kosovo needed to adopt and implement to advance towards visa liberalisation.
In its last report, the Commission set out recommendations corresponding to outstanding requirements of the visa roadmap, including four key priorities. It noted the border/boundary delineation agreement with Montenegro should be ratified by Kosovo before visa free status is granted to persons from Kosovo.
In its latest report, the Commission observed that Kosovo had taken important steps towards fulfilling the requirement of ratifying its border/boundary agreement with Montenegro and fulfilled sufficient elements of building up its track record in the fight against organised crime and corruption.
Based on this assessment and given the outcome of the continuous monitoring and reporting that had been carried out since the launch of the visa liberalisation dialogue with Kosovo, the Commission confirms that Kosovo has met the requirements of its visa liberalisation roadmap on the understanding that by the day of the adoption of this proposal by the European Parliament and the Council, Kosovo will have ratified the border/boundary agreement with Montenegro and strengthened its track record in the fight against organised crime and corruption.
CONTENT: taking account of all the criteria which should be considered when determining on a case-by-case basis the third countries whose nationals are subject to, or exempt from, the visa requirement as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 (as introduced by Regulation (EU) No 509/2014), the Commission has decided to present a legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001, transferring Kosovo from Annex I, Part 2 (visa-required list) to Annex II, Part 4 (visa-free list). A footnote will be added specifying that the visa exemption will be limited to holders of biometric passports issued in line with the standards of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and EU standards for security features and biometrics in travel documents (Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004).
Territorial provisions : the proposed regulation will constitute a development of the Schengen acquis . Therefore, the United Kingdom and Ireland shall not participate in the adoption of the Regulation and shall not be bound by it or subject to its application.
The amended Regulation will be directly applicable from the date of its entry into force and will be implemented immediately by Member States. No implementation plan is necessary.
The Commission will continue to actively monitor Kosovo’s process of ratifying its border/boundary agreement with Montenegro and the development of its track record in the fight against organised crime and corruption.
(*) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Documents
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0319/2019
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Contribution: COM(2016)0277
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A8-0261/2016
- Committee opinion: PE584.014
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE585.474
- Committee draft report: PE583.925
- Debate in Council: 3465
- Legislative proposal: COM(2016)0277
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: COM(2016)0277 EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE583.925
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE585.474
- Committee opinion: PE584.014
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0319/2019
- Contribution: COM(2016)0277
Activities
- Jacques COLOMBIER
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- Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA
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- Georgios EPITIDEIOS
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- Andrejs MAMIKINS
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- Angelika MLINAR
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- Paul RÜBIG
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- Jasenko SELIMOVIC
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- Dobromir SOŚNIERZ
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- Igor ŠOLTES
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- Dubravka ŠUICA
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- Bodil VALERO
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- Marie-Christine VERGIAT
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/0139(COD)
2016/06/22
AFET
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation – The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation – The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation – The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
source: 585.462
2016/06/24
LIBE
11 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Upon the Commission’s assessment of the fact that Kosovo has strictly met the requirements of its visa liberalisation roadmap, including the ratification of the border ratification agreement with Montenegro and strengthening its track record in the fight against organised crime and corruption, Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 is amended as follows:
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point β Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 Annex II – part 4 Amendment 3 #
Draft legislative resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the Protocol (No. 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 4 #
Draft legislative resolution Citation 2 b (new) - having regard to Protocol (No 2) to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 5 #
Draft legislative resolution Citation 4 having regard to Rule 59 of
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) The criteria which should be taken into account when determining – based on a case-by-case assessment – the third countries whose nationals are subject to, or exempt from, the visa requirement are laid down in Article -1 of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001. They include “illegal immigration, public policy and security, economic benefit, in particular in terms of tourism and foreign trade, and the Union’s
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) [Kosovo has strictly met the requirements of its visa liberalisation roadmap by the date of entry into force of this Regulation, including the ratification of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro and strengthening its track record in the fight against organized crime and corruption. On the basis of this assessment and taking account of all the criteria listed in Article -1 of
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 source: 585.474
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