Schengen quality control mechanism SCHENGEN EVALUATION MECHANISM and VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT Noor Vergeer, Wojtek Kalocinski Border management and Schengen DG MIGRATION AND HOME AFFAIRS

Content 1. SEM Purpose and coverage On-site visit Draft-report & Recom 2. Vulnerability assessment Scope CVAM Recomednation 3.Link EU-Funding

SEM: Development of the Schengen Evaluation DECISION OF THE EXCOM 16.9.1998 (SCH/Com-ex (98) 26 def) 1st Generation 1998 – 2014 (Council time) Sole responsibility for checking to ensure that the Schengen Convention is properly applied shall continue to remain with the Schengen States. 2nd Generation 2014 – SEM (COM) COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1053/2013

SEM: Purpose and scope Verify application of the Schengen acquis in implementing Member States Verify that the necessary conditions for a full application of the relevant parts of the Schengen acquis are met

SEM: Comprehensive Coverage EXTERNAL BORDERS (INT.BORDERS) POLICE CO-OP VISA POLICY SIS II/ SIRENE DATA PROTECTION RETURN Respect of fundamental rights Functioning of the authorities Functioning of the Schengen system in country x

Evaluation reports On-site visits Organised by COM in consultation with MS concerned and MS Leading expert Evaluation reports Based on findings of the on-site visits and assessments Shall analyse qualitative, quantitative, operational, administrative and organisational aspects and shall list any deficiencies identified during the evaluation Adoption: Commission Implementing Decision

SEM: Recommendations MSs Experts and COM representatives shall draft recommendations: remedial actions addressing deficiencies, indication of priorities for implementation and possible examples of good practices COM send proposal to the Council for adoption Council adopts recommendations and transmit them to the EP and National Parliaments (Public)

SEM: Follow-up and monitoring MS provides action plan to COM and council within 3 months after adoption of the recommendations COM to present its assessment of the adequacy of the AP to the Council within 1 month MS reports to COM on implementation every 3 month until the AP is fully implemented Parallel process MS to request for EU-funding to fulfil a recommendation

Vulnerability Assessments Art 13 of the EBCG Regulation New task of the EBCG Agency EU MS (except UK and IE)+ SAC Preventive tool

VA: Objectives/scope To assess : the capacity and readiness of Member States to face upcoming challenges, including present and future threats and challenges at the external borders; the availability of the technical equipment, systems, capabilities, resources, infrastructure, adequately skilled and trained staff of Member States necessary for border control. the capacity to carry out all border management tasks, including their capacity to deal with the potential arrival of large numbers of persons on their territory

VA: Common methodology Adopted by the MB Objective criteria Frequencies of assessments 1. Border Surveillance, land and sea, 2. Border Checks, capacity to ensure systematic first-line checks, 3. Border Checks, capacity to perform security checks, Border Checks, capacity to detect document fraud cases, 5. Registration and screening, 6. Referral mechanism, 7. Risk Analysis

VA: Building blocks Issuing and Monitoring Recommendations Baseline Assessments Once a year for all Member States and SAC Simulation Exercises For selected MS based on Risk Analysis and Baseline Assessment Emerging Threat Assessment For selected MS based on a monthly scanning of threats Issuing and Monitoring Recommendations All assessments may lead to recommendations from the Executive Director

VA: Assessment process

VA: Recommendations Vulnerabilities Recommended measures   Recommended measures No. of MS concerned Border checks Adapt procedures for database consultations for systematic checks Establish an estimated number of undetected cases of document fraud/clandestine entries and perform targeted checks 20 Contingency planning Develop and/or update the contingency plan, test the plan 7 Registration and accommodation capacity Increase accommodation capacity Establish a detailed inventory of EURODAC fingerprinting devices 5 Staffing for border control Increase the effective number of staff 2 Border surveillance Establish a log of reaction times after detection 3

VA: Recommendations

Quality Control Mechanism: Link with Funding Priority to address shortcomings Mid-Term review (128 million euro) Systematic application of Article 12 of ISF-B Regulation

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