Decision (EU) 2018/1535 on the signing of the Status Agreement between the European Union and Macedonia on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency

Summary:

On 5 September 2018 the European Commission presented a proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of a Status Agreement between the EU and Macedonia relating to actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Macedonia.

The Council of the European Union adopted a Decision on 28 September 2018.

Further information:

Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 on the European Border and Coast Guard provides that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency may coordinate operational cooperation between Member States and third countries with respect to management of the external borders. In that respect, it can carry out actions at the external borders involving one or more Member States and a third country neighbouring at least one of those Member States, subject to the agreement of that neighbouring country.

In February 2017 the Commission received the Council's authorisation to open negotiations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on a Status Agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Negotiations were successfully finalised by the initialling of the draft status agreement on 18 July 2018 in Brussels.

• Primary Source

EUR-Lex: COM(2018)610: Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of the status agreement between the European Union and Macedonia on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2018:610:FIN

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