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EU: Council of the European Union: 29 Measures: COSI, "illegal" immigration & Pre-frontier intelligence "picture" & Joint patrolling

13 November 2012

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- "ILLEGAL" IMMIGRATION: COSI: 29 measures for reinforcing the protection of the external borders and combating illegal immigration. Progress report on the achievements of the project groups (15905-12, pdf)

Includes: Measure 4 ("joint patrols", led by ES), Measure 6 ("information exchange" led by BE), Measure 12 ("common pre-frontier intelligence picture (CPIP)" led by PL), Measure 16 ("sharing info modus operandi networks, FADO", led by ES).

Background on Measure 6: Final report and recommendations of Project Group "Measure 6" (7942-rev2-11, pdf)

Contains detailed information.

- INTELLIGENCE PICTURE: Follow up to the final report on Measure 12 (15908-12, pdf): "to create a Common prefrontier intelligence picture in order to provide the Coordination Centres with pre-frontier information provided by Member States, Frontex and third countries."

- JOINT PATROLLING: State of play of COSI project group implementing one of the "29 measures for reinforcing the protection of the external borders and combating illegal immigration": "Measure 4". FINAL REPORT (pdf)

"The objective of this Project Group "Measure 4" is: "To improve operational cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, in order to improve joint patrolling on land and at sea, upon consent of the Member State concerned, return, and collection and exchange of relevant information within the applicable legal framework, and other effective preventive measures in the field of border management and illegal immigration." The Beneficiaries are listed as: "Third countries: Libya (Tripoli and Bengasi) and possibly Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt."

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