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EU: Meijers Committee on the Smart Borders proposals

07 May 2013

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The Meijers Committee advises the members of the European Parliament to vote against the Smart Borders proposals and expresses deep concerns with respect to the:

- proportionality and practical feasibility of the proposals;
- coherence of the proposals with existing databases;
- applicable standards of data protection for the data subjects;
- conditions for transmission of personal data to third countries;
- broad discretion as regards the issuing of the registered traveler status;
- proposed amendments in the Schengen Borders Code;
- possible access to the Entry/Exit System for law enforcement purposes.

See: Meijers Committee note to the European Parliament on the Smart Borders proposals (pdf)

Smart Borders proposals:
- Proposal for a Regulation establishing an Entry/Exit System (COM 2013 95, pdf)
- Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 (COM 2013 96, pdf)
- Proposal for a Regulation establishing Registered Traveller Programme (COM 2013 97, 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.

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