Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 on the European Border and Coast Guard

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Publication Date 14/11/2019
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Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 - adopted by the European Union on 13 November 2019 - establishing a European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG). It also repeals Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2016/1624.

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The Regulation sets up the European Border and Coast Guard to ensure an integrated border management at the external borders of the European Union (EU) with a view to managing those borders efficiently in full compliance with fundamental rights and to increasing the efficiency of the EU's return policy. It addresses migratory challenges and potential threats at the external borders. It also contributes to the detection, prevention and combating of cross-border crime at the external borders.

The EBCG was established in 2016, building on the structures of Frontex. It was set up to address challenges facing the European Union as regards migration and security. However, the reliance on voluntary Member States' contributions of staff and equipment resulted in persistent gaps affecting the efficiency of the support the EBCG could offer to Member States. The European Council confirmed in June 2018 the need for more effective control of the EU's external borders by further strengthening the supportive role of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, including cooperation with third countries, through increased resources and an enhanced mandate. In September 2018, it was announced during the annual State of the Union address that the European Commission would seek to reinforce the EBCG further. The objective of the upgrade is to equip the Agency with a standing corps of 10,000 operational staff and with its own equipment to ensure that the EU has the necessary capabilities in place.

A legislative initiative was adopted by the European Commission on 12 September 2018. The European Parliament's relevant committee voted on a negotiating position on 11 February 2019. Member States' ambassadors adopted a general approach on behalf of the Council of the European Union on 20 February. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text was reached on 28 March. The Parliament's plenary session formally endorsed it on 17 April, followed by the Council on 8 November. The Act was signed on 13 November and published in the Official Journal on 14 November 2019.

This Regulation also indicates that the Agency is to take over and operate the False and Authentic Documents Online (FADO) system, as soon as the co-legislators adopted the relevant legal act on that system.

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Commentary and Analysis
TIME, 12/09/2018: The E.U. Is Planning a 10,000-Strong Armed Force to Protect Its Borders. Here’s What to Know http://time.com/5392444/eu-border-force-migration/
EU Law Analysis, 08/10/2018: The next phase of the European Border and Coast Guard: towards operational effectiveness http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-next-phase-of-european-border-and.html
EPRS: At a Glance, April 2019: European Border and Coast Guard http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_ATA(2019)637916
EU Law Analysis, 17/04/2019: The new European Border and Coast Guard: Do increased powers come with enhanced accountability? http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-new-european-border-and-coast-guard.html
SAS University of London: RLI Blog, 24/04/2019: European Border and Coast Guard: The EU force of securitisation in migration governance https://rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2019/04/24/european-border-and-coast-guard-the-eu-force-of-securitisation-in-migration-governance/

News
EurActiv, 10/09/2018: The core of Juncker’s State of the Union speech: A federal border police https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-elections-2019/news/the-core-of-junckers-state-of-the-union-speech-a-federal-border-police/
BBC News, 12/09/2018: Juncker: EU will send additional 10,000 guards to borders https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45492746
France24, 17/09/2018: Hungary's Orban vows to oppose EU border-guard plan https://www.france24.com/en/20180917-hungarys-orban-vows-oppose-eu-border-guard-plan
EurActiv, 18/09/2018: Orban vows to oppose EU border-guard plan at Salzburg summit https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/orban-vows-to-oppose-eu-border-guard-plan-at-salzburg-summit/
Radio Prague, 18/09/2018: Czech and Slovak prime ministers criticize plans to upgrade Frontex https://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/czech-and-slovak-prime-ministers-criticize-plans-to-upgrade-frontex
EurActiv, 18/09/2018: Czech, Slovak premiers bristle at beefing up of Frontex https://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/czech-slovak-premiers-bristle-at-beefing-up-of-frontex/
The Local (Austria), 20/09/2018: Austria leads push for new EU border guard plan https://www.thelocal.at/20180920/austria-leads-push-for-new-eu-border-guard-plan
EurActiv, 16/10/2018: Poland, Czech Republic against EU border guard plan https://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/poland-czech-republic-against-eu-border-guard-plan/
Malta Today, 28/03/2019: EU to get 10,000 border guards with new agency https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/europe/93938/eu_to_get_10000_border_guards_with_new_agency
The Sofia Globe, 28/03/2019: Plan envisages 10 000 staff for EU Border and Coast Guard agency by 2027 https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/03/28/plan-envisages-10-000-staff-for-eu-border-and-coast-guard-agency-by-2027/
Deutsche Welle, 17/04/2019: European Parliament calls for more EU border guards https://p.dw.com/p/3Gzlq
Times of Malta, 17/04/2019: EU border law gets final approval https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20190417/local/eu-border-law-gets-final-approval.707637
France24, 08/11/2019: EU creates permanent force to help manage borders https://www.france24.com/en/20191108-eu-creates-permanent-force-to-help-manage-borders
Deutsche Welle, 09/11/2019: EU establishes first permanent border security corps https://p.dw.com/p/3Sjcq

Official
EUR-Lex: COM(2018)631: Proposal for a Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Council Joint Action 98/700/JHA, Regulation (EU) 1052/2013 and Regulation (EU) n° 2016/1624 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2018:631:FIN
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on European Border and Coast Guard https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2018/0330A(COD)
European Parliament: Legislative Train: Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard http://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-towards-a-new-policy-on-migration/file-european-border-and-coast-guard
European Commission: Press Release, 12/09/2018: State of the Union 2018 – Commission proposes last elements needed for compromise on migration and border reform http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-5712_en.htm
European Commission: Fact Sheet, 12/09/2018: State of the Union 2018: A fully equipped European Border and Coast Guard – Questions and Answers http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-18-5715_en.htm
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 20/02/2019: European Border and Coast Guard: Council agrees negotiating position https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/02/20/european-border-and-coast-guard-council-agrees-negotiating-position/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 01/04/2019: European Border and Coast Guard: Council confirms agreement on stronger mandate https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/04/01/european-border-and-coast-guard-council-confirms-agreement-on-stronger-mandate/
European Commission: Press Release, 01/04/2019: European Border and Coast Guard: The Commission welcomes agreement on a standing corps of 10,000 border guards by 2027 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-19-1929_en.htm
European Parliament: Press Release, 17/04/2019: European Border and Coast Guard: 10 000-strong standing corps by 2027 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20190410IPR37530/
European Commission: Press Release, 17/04/2019: European Border and Coast Guard: Stronger EU borders with a new standing corps of 10,000 border guards http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-19-2166_en.htm
European Commission: Press Release, 17/04/2019: EU Visa Policy: Commission welcomes European Parliament adoption of stronger and more secure EU visa rules http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-19-2167_en.htm
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 08/11/2019: European Border and Coast Guard: Council adopts revised regulation https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/11/08/european-border-and-coast-guard-council-adopts-revised-regulation/

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