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Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament Towards Integrated Management of the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union, COM(2002) 233 final

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07 May 2002

7.5.02: Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament Towards Integrated Management of the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union, COM(2002) 233 final

Contents: 

1. Introduction
- The political and institutional environment

- The challenges

- The objectives

II. The Situation: The Acquis Communautaire as regards the crossing of external borders still lacks proper operational coordination

- II. (a) The legal and institutional framework for the management of external borders

- II. (b) Current operational practices

- II. (c) The main needs identified

III. A common policy on management of external borders: towards a European Corps of border guards 

- III (a) A common corpus of legislation

- III. (b) How can a common operational co-ordination and co-operation mechanism be
set up?

- III. (c) How should common integrated risk evaluation be structured?

- III. (d) How can the common policy for the integrated management of the external
borders be properly equipped with personnel and inter-operational equipment?

- III. (e) From financial burden-sharing between the Member States to a European Corps of Border Guards

IV. Summary of priority projects

ANNEX 1: TERMINOLOGY USED IN THIS COMMUNICATION