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

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

3. SEM: Development of the Schengen Evaluation
DECISION OF THE EXCOM (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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. VA: Assessment process

14. 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

15. VA: Recommendations

16. 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

17. Thank you for your attention