amendment list, 24 June 2026
On the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union support for the Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas for the period from 2028 to 2034
Document LIBE-AM-790136 · (COM(2025)0541 – C100176/2025 – 2025/0541(COD))
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
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Amendment 206
Murielle Laurent
Proposal for a regulation
Annex (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| Annex | |
| Scope of support | |
| 1. Within the objective set out in Article 3(1), point (a), the Union support shall be provided for the following: | |
| (a) exchange of best practices and exchange of experts, including secondment of experts, as well as boosting the capacity of European networks to assess, promote, support and further develop the Schengen area without internal border control; | |
| (b) studies and other relevant actions, such as actions that aim to improve knowledge through analyses, monitoring and evaluation; | |
| (c) preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical activities, including to strengthen the governance of the Schengen area by developing and implementing the evaluation mechanism as established by Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 to verify the application of the Schengen acquis, including mission expenditure for experts of the Commission and the Member States participating in on-site visits; | |
| (d) activities to raise awareness among stakeholders and the general public regarding the Schengen area without internal border control, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union in this area; | |
| (e) development of statistical tools, methods and indicators that respect the principle of non-discrimination; | |
| (f) operating support for the implementation of measures to ensure the application of the Schengen acquis; | |
| 2. Within the objective set out in Article 3(1), point (b), the Union support shall be provided for the following: | |
| (a) infrastructure, buildings, systems and services required at border crossing points and for border surveillance between border-crossing points; | |
| (b) operating equipment, including means of transport and ICT systems, required for effective and secure border control at border crossing points and for border surveillance, in accordance with standards developed by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, where such standards exist; | |
| (c) training in the field of, or contributing to the development of, European integrated border management, taking into account operational needs and risk analyses, including challenges identified in the recommendations referred to in Article 13(7), and full compliance with fundamental rights; | |
| (d) joint deployment of immigration liaison officers to third countries in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council; | |
| (e) exchange of best practices and expertise, studies, pilot projects, and other relevant actions aiming to implement or develop European integrated border management, including measures aiming to develop the European Border and Coast Guard, such as common capacity building, joint procurement, establishment of common standards and other measures streamlining the cooperation and coordination between the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and Member States, and measures related to the referral of vulnerable persons in need of assistance and persons who are in need of, or who wish to apply for, international protection; | |
| (f) preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical activities required to implement external border policies, including to strengthen the governance of the Schengen area by developing and implementing the evaluation mechanism, established by Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and Regulation (EU) 2016/399, including mission expenditure for experts of the Commission and the Member States participating in on-site visits and measures to implement recommendations issued following vulnerability assessments carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1896; | |
| (g) actions to enhance the quality of data stored in ICT systems and to improve the exercise of a data subject’s rights to information, access to, and rectification and erasure of, his or her personal data, and to the restriction of the processing thereof; | |
| (h) identification, fingerprinting, registration, security checks, debriefing, provision of information, medical and vulnerability screening and, where necessary, medical care and referral of third country nationals to the appropriate procedure at the external borders; | |
| (i) actions to establish, maintain or develop independent monitoring mechanisms in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 (‘Screening Regulation’); | |
| (j) actions that aim to enhance awareness of external border policies among stakeholders and the general public, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union; | |
| (k) development of statistical tools, methods and indicators that respect the principle of non-discrimination; | |
| (l) operating support for the implementation of European integrated border management. | |
| 3. Within the objective set out in Article 3(1), point (c), the Union support shall be provided for the following: | |
| (a) infrastructure and buildings required for the processing of visa applications and consular cooperation, including security measures, and other actions that aim to improve the quality of service for visa applicants; | |
| (b) operating equipment and ICT systems required for the processing of visa applications and consular cooperation; | |
| (c) training of consular and other staff contributing to the common visa policy and consular cooperation; | |
| (d) exchange of best practices and exchange of experts, including secondment of experts, as well as boosting the capacity of European networks to assess, promote, support and further develop Union policies and objectives; | |
| (e) studies and other relevant actions, such as actions that aim to improve knowledge through analyses, monitoring and evaluation; | |
| (f) activities to raise awareness among stakeholders and the general public regarding visa policies, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union; | |
| (g) development of statistical tools, methods and indicators that respect the principle of non-discrimination; | |
| (h) operating support for the implementation of the common visa policy; | |
| (i) support to Member States in issuing visas, including visas with limited territorial validity, as referred to in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, issued on humanitarian grounds, for reasons of national interest or because of international obligations. |
Or. en
Justification
The actions that will be funded under this instrument should be defined in the interests of transparency and in the interest of the Parliament, as co-legislator. The funding of “black box” activities by Member States should not be permitted.