Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis

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Publication Date 06/11/2013
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Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 - formally adopted by the Council of the European Union on 7 October 2013 - establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism aimed to verify the application of the Schengen acquis by the Member States.

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This Regulation establishes a framework for a specific mechanism design to verify the application of the European Union's Schengen legislation. It aims to ensure that high uniform standards are applied in practice by those EU Member States in the Schengen area. This Act repeals a 1998 Decision setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen.

The mechanism covers all aspects of the legislation in this field. As regards borders, it aims to cover both efficiency of border controls at external borders and absence of internal border controls. Member States and European Commission assume joint responsibility for the implementation of the mechanism.

The draft law for this Regulation was tabled by the European Commission on 16 November 2010. A previous legislative initiative concerning revised mechanism for Schengen evaluation was withdrawn, but related discussions were taken into account in drafting the subsequent proposal. An amended proposal was unveiled on 16 September 2011 to address concerns from the European Council (June 2011) on the response to truly critical situations where a Member State is no longer able to comply with its obligations. This included a safeguard clause allowing for the reintroduction of borders. The proposal was published as part of a so-called Schengen Governance package. The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach in June 2012, triggering an adverse reaction from the European Parliament due to changes to the legal basis of the initiative. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for this draft law was eventually reached on 29 May 2013. The European Parliament formally endorsed it in a Resolution adopted on 12 June, followed by the Council of the European Union on 7 October 2013. The Act was formally signed on the same day and published in the Official Journal on 6 November 2013.

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Commentary and Analysis
EPC: Policy Brief, 31/01/2012: The Schengen evaluation mechanism and the legal basis problem: breaking the deadlock https://www.epc.eu/en/Publications/The-Schengen-evaluation-mechan~244528
European Parliament: Library Briefing, June 2013: Revising Schengen governance rules https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/bibliotheque/briefing/2013/130542/LDM_BRI(2013)130542_REV1_EN.pdf
LSE: EUROPP Blog, 17/06/2013: The latest agreement on the governance of the Schengen border control regime simply revamps old rules and changes little on the ground https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2013/06/17/schengen-agreement/
ECRE: News, 10/11/2020: Joint Statement: Turning rhetoric into reality: New monitoring mechanism at European borders should ensure fundamental rights and accountability https://www.ecre.org/turning-rhetoric-into-reality-new-monitoring-mechanism-at-european-borders-should-ensure-fundamental-rights-and-accountability/
EPRS: Briefing, May 2021: Revision of the Schengen Evaluation and Monitoring Mechanism - Implementation Appraisal https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2021)662633

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EurActiv, 08/06/2012: Inter-institutional row brews on Schengen https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/inter-institutional-row-brews-on-schengen/
Deutsche Welle, 08/06/2012: EU ministers want the right to re-impose borders https://p.dw.com/p/15AK5
France24, 08/06/2012: EU agrees short-term border closures to block migrants https://www.france24.com/en/20120608-european-union-schengen-border-control-migrants-refugees
EUObserver, 08/06/2012: Hawkish step on EU borders outrages MEPs https://euobserver.com/justice/116545
EurActiv, 12/06/2012: MEPs launch counterattack against Schengen deal https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/meps-launch-counterattack-against-schengen-deal/
EUObserver, 12/06/2012: Danish presidency in firing line over Schengen decision https://euobserver.com/institutional/116588
Politiken, 12/06/2012: Denmark on ice at European Parliament https://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/art5391292/Denmark-on-ice-at-European-Parliament
BBC News, 14/06/2012: Row erupts between EU bodies over Schengen rules https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18444255
EurActiv, 15/06/2012: Parliament boycotts EU justice talks in protest over Schengen https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/parliament-boycotts-eu-justice-talks-in-protest-over-schengen/
Dilema Veche (via VoxEurop), 15/06/2012: Member states draw MEPs’ ire https://voxeurop.eu/en/member-states-draw-meps-ire/
EurActiv, 15/06/2012: Parliament boycotts EU justice talks in protest over Schengen https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/parliament-boycotts-eu-justice-talks-in-protest-over-schengen/
BBC News, 30/05/2013: New EU agreement to boost Schengen border accord https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22721077
Deutsche Welle, 30/05/2013: 'Freedom of movement is slowly being undermined' https://p.dw.com/p/18hXF

Official
EUR-LEX: COM(2010)624: Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2010:624:FIN
EUR-LEX: COM(2011)559: Amended proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2011:0559:FIN
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on Evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis (2010/0312(NLE)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2010/0312(NLE)
European Commission: DG Migration and Home Affairs: Schengen evaluation and monitoring https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/schengen/schengen-evaluation_en
European Commission: Press Release, 16/11/2010: Travelling without borders: Commission proposes stronger monitoring of respect of Schengen rules https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_10_1493
European Commission: Press Release, 16/09/2011: Schengen: EU Commission proposes a European approach to better protect citizens' free movement https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_11_1036
European Commission: Memo, 16/09/2011: Frequently Asked Questions: Schengen – strengthening the area without internal border controls to guarantee free movement https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_11_606
European Parliament: Press Release, 12/06/2012: Schengen: MEPs strongly object to Council decision and consider legal action https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20120608IPR46577/
European Commission: Schengen proposals: Statement of Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs (12 June 2012) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_12_443
European Parliament: Press Release, 14/06/2012: EP decides to suspend cooperation with Council on five JHA dossiers until Schengen question is resolved https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20120614IPR46824/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 30/05/2013: Council and the European Parliament reach a provisional agreement on the Schengen Governance legislative package https://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/jha/137348.pdf
European Commission: Memo, 30/05/2013: Commissioner Malmström welcomes agreement on Schengen proposals https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_13_475
European Parliament: Press Release, 30/05/2013: Schengen reform: Parliament and Council negotiators strike a deal https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20130528IPR10632/
European Commission: Memo, 12/06/2013: Commissioner Malmström welcomes rules to protect free movement https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_13_535
European Commission: Memo, 12/06/2013: New Schengen rules to better protect citizens' free movement https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_13_536
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 07/10/2013: Council adopts the Schengen Governance legislative package https://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/jha/138922.pdf

IPEX: Document: COM/2011/0559 - Amended proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis https://secure.ipex.eu/IPEXL-WEB/dossier/dossier.do?code=COD&year=2010&number=0312&appLng=EN

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