Press Release: Council adopts new rules for the surveillance of the EU external sea borders

On 13 May 2014, the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the member states of the EU (FRONTEX).

The regulation would provide member states participating in FRONTEX operations with clearer, updated and binding rules to be applied in the course of these operations. This will result in greater effectiveness and legal certainty in operations at the external sea borders.

ESO: Background information: Frontex and surveillance of the EU’s external sea borders http://www.europeansources.info/record/frontex-and-surveillance-of-the-eus-external-sea-borders/

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