The Commission is today proposing to improve the Schengen Information System (SIS) to close information gaps and to contribute to a stronger control of external borders and sustainable EU Security Union.

De Commissie stelt voor een Europese grens- en kustwacht op te richten en om alle personen die het Schengengebied binnenkomen of verlaten, stelselmatig te controleren aan de hand van de relevante databases.

Justice and Home Affairs Ministers met in Brussels to discuss how to strengthen the following measures, inter alia: EU Passenger Name Record Directive, controls of external borders, information sharing and law enforcement cooperation.

On the occasion of an informal meeting following the Valletta Summit, heads of state or government focus on the migration crisis, the future of Schengen and cooperation with Turkey.

The last update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders has been published in the EU Official Journal on 13 December 2014. Belgium’s requirements are outlined.

2013 statistics on enforcement of immigration legislation have been released by Eurostat in September 2014.

De leden van het Europees Parlement hebben de werkingsregels goedgekeurd voor Eurosur, een netwerk waarbinnen Lidstaten in real-time beelden en data kunnen uitwisselen omtrent evoluties aan de buitengrenzen van de EU.