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2021/0266(NLE) Schengen Information System (SIS): application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Cyprus

Progress: Awaiting final decision

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead LIBE KOFOD Peter (icon: ID ID) SKYTTEDAL Sara (icon: EPP EPP), KOHUT Łukasz (icon: S&D S&D), IN 'T VELD Sophia (icon: Renew Renew), MARQUARDT Erik (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), JAKI Patryk (icon: ECR ECR), DALY Clare (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL)
Lead committee dossier:

Events

2022/05/03
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 403 votes to 58, with 69 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Republic of Cyprus.

Parliament approved the Commission's proposal.

The proposal aims to enable the Council to set the date from which the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System will apply to Cyprus.

The entry into force of the proposed Decision should allow for Schengen Information System data to be transferred to Cyprus. The use of these data in Cyprus should allow the Commission to verify, in accordance with the Schengen evaluation procedures, that the provisions concerning the Schengen Information System are being applied correctly.

Certain restrictions on the use of the Schengen Information System in Cyprus will be imposed until the Council has decided on the full application of the Schengen acquis in Cyprus and on the lifting of checks at internal borders. Such Decision will only be taken when it has been verified that the necessary conditions for the application of all parts of the relevant acquis have been met in Cyprus.

Documents
2022/04/01
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2022/04/01
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2022/03/31
   EP - Vote in committee
2022/02/24
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2022/01/13
   EP - KOFOD Peter (ID) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
2021/09/13
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/08/12
   EC - Legislative proposal
2021/08/12
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to put into effect the existing provisions in the area of the Schengen Information System in Cyprus.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts the act after consulting the European Parliament but without being obliged to follow its opinion.

BACKGROUND: the Schengen evaluation on data protection was carried out in Cyprus in November 2019. An evaluation report adopted by the Commission confirmed that the necessary conditions for the application of the Schengen acquis on data protection were met in Cyprus.

On-site teams have carried out Schengen evaluation visits to Cyprus in other areas of the Schengen acquis, notably in the field of return (November 2020), police cooperation (February 2021) and external borders (February 2021).

Furthermore, it was confirmed that, from a technical point of view, the national system of Cyprus was ready to be integrated into the Schengen Information System and that it was fit for purpose.

As Cyprus has made the necessary technical and legal arrangements to process the data of the Schengen Information System and to exchange supplementary information, the Council can now set the date from which the Schengen Information System acquis will apply to Cyprus.

CONTENT: the proposal makes it possible for the Council to set the date from which the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System will apply to Cyprus .

The entry into force of this Decision should allow for Schengen Information System data to be transferred to Cyprus. The use of these data in Cyprus should allow the Commission to verify, in accordance with the Schengen evaluation procedures, that the provisions concerning the Schengen Information System are being applied correctly.

Certain restrictions on the use of the Schengen Information System in Cyprus will be imposed until the Council has decided on the full application of the Schengen acquis in Cyprus and on the lifting of checks at internal borders. Such Decision shall only be taken when it has been verified that the necessary conditions for the application of all parts of the relevant acquis have been met in Cyprus.

Documents

Votes

Application en République de Chypre des dispositions de l’acquis de Schengen relatives au système d’information Schengen - Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the area of Schengen Information System in Cyprus - Anwendung der Bestimmungen des Schengen-Besitzstands im Bereich des Schengener Informationssystems in Zypern - A9-0082/2022 - Peter Kofod - Proposition de la Commission #

2022/05/03 Outcome: +: 403, 0: 69, -: 58
IT PL DE ES RO NL HU BE CZ SE DK BG FR AT SK HR FI LT LV SI EE PT IE LU MT CY EL
Total
57
40
74
42
19
23
16
18
17
15
13
10
63
13
10
8
12
8
6
6
5
13
13
5
2
6
16
icon: PPE PPE
159

Hungary PPE

1

Czechia PPE

2

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1

Latvia PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Malta PPE

For (1)

1
2
icon: Renew Renew
96

Italy Renew

2

Poland Renew

1

Hungary Renew

2
3

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Finland Renew

3

Lithuania Renew

1

Latvia Renew

For (1)

1

Slovenia Renew

2

Estonia Renew

3

Ireland Renew

2

Luxembourg Renew

2
icon: ID ID
60

Netherlands ID

Against (1)

1

Czechia ID

2

Denmark ID

For (1)

1
3

Finland ID

2

Estonia ID

For (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
57

Germany ECR

1

Belgium ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

1

Croatia ECR

1

Lithuania ECR

1

Latvia ECR

2

Greece ECR

1
icon: NI NI
36

Germany NI

For (1)

3

France NI

2

Slovakia NI

1

Lithuania NI

1

Latvia NI

1
icon: S&D S&D
20

Italy S&D

For (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Poland S&D

1

Germany S&D

Abstain (1)

1

Hungary S&D

For (1)

1

Belgium S&D

1

Portugal S&D

1

Malta S&D

For (1)

1

Cyprus S&D

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
66

Poland Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

3

Lithuania Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Portugal Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1
icon: The Left The Left
36

Netherlands The Left

Against (1)

1

Belgium The Left

Against (1)

1

Czechia The Left

Against (1)

1

Sweden The Left

Against (1)

1

Denmark The Left

Against (1)

1

Finland The Left

Against (1)

1

Ireland The Left

4

Cyprus The Left

2

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

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2022-05-03T00:00:00
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  • The European Parliament adopted by 403 votes to 58, with 69 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Republic of Cyprus.
  • Parliament approved the Commission's proposal.
  • The proposal aims to enable the Council to set the date from which the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System will apply to Cyprus.
  • The entry into force of the proposed Decision should allow for Schengen Information System data to be transferred to Cyprus. The use of these data in Cyprus should allow the Commission to verify, in accordance with the Schengen evaluation procedures, that the provisions concerning the Schengen Information System are being applied correctly.
  • Certain restrictions on the use of the Schengen Information System in Cyprus will be imposed until the Council has decided on the full application of the Schengen acquis in Cyprus and on the lifting of checks at internal borders. Such Decision will only be taken when it has been verified that the necessary conditions for the application of all parts of the relevant acquis have been met in Cyprus.
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  • Cyprus
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2021-08-12T00:00:00
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title: T9-0132/2022
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  • date: 2022-05-02T00:00:00 title: Indicative plenary sitting date
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  • Cyprus
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Schengen area, Schengen acquis
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  • date: 2022-05-02T00:00:00 title: Indicative plenary sitting date
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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-PR-704675_EN.html
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title: PE704.675
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MARQUARDT Erik
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Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
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Verts/ALE
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  • name: KOFOD Peter date: 2022-01-13T00:00:00 group: Identity and Democracy abbr: ID
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KOHUT Łukasz
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Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
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S&D
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SKYTTEDAL Sara
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Group of European People's Party
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EPP
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DALY Clare
group
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL
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GUE/NGL
committees/0/shadows
  • name: IN 'T VELD Sophia group: Renew Europe group abbr: Renew
  • name: JAKI Patryk group: European Conservatives and Reformists Group abbr: ECR
events/0/summary
  • PURPOSE: to put into effect the existing provisions in the area of the Schengen Information System in Cyprus.
  • PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
  • ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts the act after consulting the European Parliament but without being obliged to follow its opinion.
  • BACKGROUND: the Schengen evaluation on data protection was carried out in Cyprus in November 2019. An evaluation report adopted by the Commission confirmed that the necessary conditions for the application of the Schengen acquis on data protection were met in Cyprus.
  • On-site teams have carried out Schengen evaluation visits to Cyprus in other areas of the Schengen acquis, notably in the field of return (November 2020), police cooperation (February 2021) and external borders (February 2021).
  • Furthermore, it was confirmed that, from a technical point of view, the national system of Cyprus was ready to be integrated into the Schengen Information System and that it was fit for purpose.
  • As Cyprus has made the necessary technical and legal arrangements to process the data of the Schengen Information System and to exchange supplementary information, the Council can now set the date from which the Schengen Information System acquis will apply to Cyprus.
  • CONTENT: the proposal makes it possible for the Council to set the date from which the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System will apply to Cyprus .
  • The entry into force of this Decision should allow for Schengen Information System data to be transferred to Cyprus. The use of these data in Cyprus should allow the Commission to verify, in accordance with the Schengen evaluation procedures, that the provisions concerning the Schengen Information System are being applied correctly.
  • Certain restrictions on the use of the Schengen Information System in Cyprus will be imposed until the Council has decided on the full application of the Schengen acquis in Cyprus and on the lifting of checks at internal borders. Such Decision shall only be taken when it has been verified that the necessary conditions for the application of all parts of the relevant acquis have been met in Cyprus.
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