Report on the evaluation of the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR)

Further information:

Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013 establishing the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) provides a common framework for the exchange of information and for the cooperation between Member States’ border surveillance authorities and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). The Regulation provides for an overall evaluation of EUROSUR by the Commission every four years accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals to amend the Regulation.

Background:

EUROSUR establishes a mechanism for information exchange and cooperation, which enables the different national authorities carrying out border surveillance activities to exchange information and to cooperate at tactical, operational and strategic levels both within and between the Member States as well as with the Agency.

The purpose of EUROSUR is to detect, prevent and combat irregular immigration and cross-border crime and to contribute to the protection and saving the lives of migrants. EUROSUR aims to improve the situational awareness and to increase the reaction capability at the external borders of the Member States.

EUROSUR applies to the surveillance of the external land and sea borders. On a voluntary basis, it can be applied also to air border surveillance and to border checks at border crossing points. The surveillance activities of EUROSUR include the monitoring, detection, identification, tracking, prevention and interception of unauthorised border crossings.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Migration and Home Affairs: Eurosur https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/border-crossing/eurosur_en

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