EU: European Commission: Smart borders proposals published

EU: European Commission: ‘Smart borders’: enhancing mobility and security (press release): Commission press conference mainly focussed on the benefits of a Registered Traveller Programme. Legislative proposals: – Proposal for a Regulation establishing Registered Traveller Programme (pdf) – Staff working document – detailed explanations (pdf) – Accompanying impact assessment (pdf) Summary (pdf) – Proposal for a Regulation establishing an Entry/Exit System (pdf) – Staff working document – detailed explanations (pdf) – Accompanying impact assessment (pdf) Summary (pdf) – Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 (pdf) – Greens press release: EU border control plans: Big brother technologies not a smart plan for Europe’s borders (pdf) See also: Borderline: The EU’s New Border Surveillance Initiatives: Assessing the Costs and Fundamental Rights Implications of EUROSUR and the “Smart Borders” Proposals (pdf) A study by the Heinrich Böll Foundation written by Ben Hayes and Mathias Vermeulen.