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EU: Reform of the Schengen Borders Code: Presidency compromise text

On 3 May the French Presidency of the Council circulated its most recent proposed amendments to the Schengen Borders Code, which is to be amended in order to introduce new powers to deal with: the so-called "instrumentalisation of migrants" by third states and non-state actors; border closures and controls in the event of threats to public health; the reintroduction of internal borders within the Schengen area; and identity checks and surveillance at the external and internal borders. We are also publishing previous compromise texts.
Date
12 May 2022
Institution
European Union (EU)
Topics
Borders and frontiers Snooping and surveillance
On 3 May the French Presidency of the Council circulated its most recent proposed amendments to the Schengen Borders Code, which is to be amended in order to introduce new powers to deal with: the so-called "instrumentalisation of migrants" by third states and non-state actors; border closures and controls in the event of threats to public health; the reintroduction of internal borders within the Schengen area; and identity checks and surveillance at the external and internal borders. We are also publishing previous compromise texts.

NOTE from: Presidency to: Delegations: Proposition de règlement du Parlement européen et du Conseil amendant le règlement (UE) 2016/399 concernant un code de l’Union relatif au régime de franchissement des frontières par les personnes – Compromis complet de la présidence (Council doc. 8631/22, LIMITE, 3 May 2022, pdf)

“Les délégations trouveront ci-joint le compromis révisé de la présidence portant sur les articles 2, 5, 13, 21a, 23, 23a, 24, 25, 25a, 26, 27, 27a, 28, 31, 33, 39 et 42b du code frontières Schengen, ses annexes XI et XII, ainsi que les articles 2 et 3 de la proposition amendant la directive retour.

Les amendements apportés au texte original apparaissent en gras souligné ou barrés. En outre, les changements par rapport aux dernières versions (7062/22 et 7771/22) apparaissent en grisé.”

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