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Proposed Directive on family reunion
Introduction On 3 May 2002 the Commission circulated a revised version of the proposed directive on family reunion (COM (2002) 225). The following analysis summarises the changes from the prior text proposed by the Commission Read More
Statewatch analysis: European Commission: EU Border Control Communication by Steve Peers
The Commission's recent Communication on border control (COM (2002) 233) sets out a number of proposals for developing common control of the EU's external borders. The principal elements in this plan are a 'common unit' of senior border control officials to control the implementation of a common border control policy; further exchange of information between a large number of authorities, including the Schengen Information System, the visa information database, police authorities and Europol; and the development of a Common European Border Corps with powers to check people at the border, deny them entry, board vessels and arrest individuals. Read More