Translation of "contrôle de réglage extérieur " (French → English) :

50. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to ensure that the Schengen acquis is fully respected and that any proposal by the Commission should be dealt with using the European method; recognises the need for smart external borders and the necessity for better management of the external borders and an effective and credible external borders policy; considers that the control of access to EU territory is one of the core functions of an area without internal borders, that border control of the EU's external border must be continuously improved to respond to new migration and security challenges, and this is why a balanced visa policy must b ...[+++]e established; calls in this context on the Commission to complete the establishment of the SIS II system, VIS and Eurodac, as well as the new IT agency; recalls that the effective and integrated management of EU external and internal borders and a Visa policy are closely connected and an essential tool for migration and asylum policy, including mobility and avoiding abuses; regrets that SIS II is still not operational and invites the Commission to step up efforts to put the system in place, and will continue to closely monitor the allocation of the EU budget thereto;

50. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to ensure that the Schengen acquis is fully respected and that any proposal by the Commission should be dealt with using the European method; recognises the need for smart external borders and the necessity for better management of the external borders and an effective and credible external borders policy; considers that the control of access to EU territory is one of the core functions of an area without internal borders, that border control of the EU's external border must be continuously improved to respond to new migration and security challenges, and this is why a balanced visa policy must b ...[+++]e established; calls in this context on the Commission to complete the establishment of the SIS II system, VIS and Eurodac, as well as the new IT agency; recalls that the effective and integrated management of EU external and internal borders and a Visa policy are closely connected and an essential tool for migration and asylum policy, including mobility and avoiding abuses; regrets that SIS II is still not operational and invites the Commission to step up efforts to put the system in place, and will continue to closely monitor the allocation of the EU budget thereto;

44. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to ensure that the Schengen acquis is fully respected and that any proposal by the Commission should be dealt with using the European method; recognises the need for smart external borders and the necessity for better management of the external borders and an effective and credible external borders policy; considers that the control of access to EU territory is one of the core functions of an area without internal borders, that border control of the EU’s external border must be continuously improved to respond to new migration and security challenges, and this is why a balanced visa policy must b ...[+++]e established; calls in this context on the Commission to complete the establishment of the SIS II system, VIS and Eurodac, as well as the new IT agency; recalls that the effective and integrated management of EU external and internal borders and a Visa policy are closely connected and an essential tool for migration and asylum policy, including mobility and avoiding abuses; regrets that SIS II is still not operational and invites the Commission to step up efforts to put the system in place, and will continue to closely monitor the allocation of the EU budget thereto;

The first section includes all the rules on the control of persons at the external borders, including the following: the conditions for crossing the external borders and entry to Member States; the principles governing control of external borders, including surveillance between authorised border crossing-points and the conditions for refusal of entry; and cooperation between Member States, including the implementation of border checks.

I believe that, in fact, the four fundamental objectives that were set for us at Laeken form part of this action plan: increasing mutual trust between the Member States with regard to controlling our external border, which is a common border, which means that poor control over the border in one State has inevitable knock-on effects on the security of all the other Member States of the European Union, the effectiveness of the fight against illegal immigration, the particular priority that must be given to controlling the external borders to prevent the entry of terrorist groups or agents and, finally, to safeguard the high level of intern ...[+++]al security in the European Union, without which we cannot preserve freedom of movement and the abolition of controls at our external borders.

Customs strategy at external frontiers The Council agreed on the organization of joint control operations at the Union's external frontiers in 1996 with a view to ensuring a satisfactory level of control at the Union's external frontier.