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European Parliament: Plan to check EU citizens at external borders backed by civil liberties MEPs

22 June 2016

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"An EU Commission plan to systematically check all EU citizens entering or leaving the EU was endorsed by Civil Liberties Committee MEPs on Tuesday. Members amended the proposal to enable member states to run targeted checks, as an exception, in the event of lengthy delays and provided that security is not at risk."

See the full text: European Parliament: Plan to check EU citizens at external borders backed by civil liberties MEPs (Press release, pdf)

And see: Civil liberties MEPs back border checks for EU citizens (New Europe, link): "The text, drafted by European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) MEP Monica Macovei, was approved by 48 votes to 6 with 0 abstentions. It notes that systematically checking all EU citizens, as well as family members with third country nationalities, against EU-wide and national internal security databases, or those listing lost or stolen travel documents, would make it easier to apprehend travellers trying to hide their real identities. The databases include Interpol’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database (SLTD) and the Schengen Information System."

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