“Cooperation among border related EU law enforcement agencies”

Klaus Rösler Director of Operations Division

Johannesburg, 17th March 2010

OBJECTIVES OF EU BORDER SECURITY

CRIME PREVENTIONSAFEGUARDING NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN VALUES AND INTERESTS

INTERNATIONALPROTECTION

TRADE FACILITATION

FACILITATION OF BONA FIDE TRAVEL

ENFORCEMENT OFLAW AND ORDER AT NATIONAL BORDERS

CRIME PREVENTION

BORDER CONTROL-Border checks

- Border surveillance

FRONTEX ON STAGE

POLITICSPOLITICS LEGISLATIONLEGISLATION OPERATIONALOPERATIONALCOOPERATIONCOOPERATION

EU INTEGRATED BORDER MANAGEMENT CONCEPT

MEASURES INTHIRD

COUNTRIES

COOPERATIONWITH

NEIGHBOURINGCOUNTRIES

BORDERCONTROL

CONTROLWITHIN THE

AREA OFFREE

MOVEMENT

BORDER CHECKS

BORDER SURVEILLANCE

RISK ANALYSIS

3: “FOUR TIER ACCESS CONTROL MODEL”

2: DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION OF CROSS-BORDER CRIME

5: COORDINATION OF ACTIONS(MSs + EU INSTITUTIONS)

1: BORDER CONTROL

4: INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT

BORDER CHECKS

BORDER SURVEILLANCE

RISK ANALYSIS

1: BORDER CONTROL

COMMON LEGALBASIS

COMMONMETHODOLOGY

CIRAM

EUROPEANNETWORK

FRAN

COMMONSITUATIONAL

PICTURE

TRAINING

RESEARCH &DEVELOPMENT

IMPLEMENTATION BY THE MSs

JOINT EUOPERATIONS

BORDER CONTROL

Supporting law enforcement partners,cooperation with other institutions

Respect of Fundamental Human Rights has high priority

National Services of Third Countries

International Organisations (UNHCR, IOM,…)

National Services of EU Member States and SAC

EU Agencies and Bodies (EUROPOL, EUROJUST)

FRONTEX

LIMIT: NO PERSONAL DATA PROCESSED

COOPERATION IN BORDER MANAGEMENT

FRONTEX STRUCTURE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

- INTERNAL AUDIT- QUALITY MANAGEMENT

- EXECUTIVE SUPPORT

- EXTERNAL RELATIONS

- INFORMATION & TRANSPARENCY

- PLANNING & CONTROLLING

DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JOINTOPERATIONS

RISK ANALYSIS

TRAININGRESEARCH

AND DEVELOPMENT

FINANCEAND

PROCUREMENT

MANAGEMENT BOARD

OPERATIONS Division

CAPACITY BUILDING Division

ADMINISTRATIONDivision

POOLED RESOURCES

LEGAL AFFAIRS

ADMINISTRATIVESERVICES

SITUATION CENTRE

MAIN FUNCTIONS AND TASKS

Council Regulation No 2007/2004 and 863/2007

1) COORDINATES OPERATIONAL BORDER SECURITY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE EU MEMBER STATES

1) CARRIES OUT RISK ANALYSES (periodical and tailored)

1) SUPPORTS THE MSs IN ORGANISING JOINT RETURN OPERATIONS

4) ASSISTS THE MS IN TRAINING OF BORDER GUARDS

5) FOLLOWS THE BORDER SECURITY RELATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

6) ASSISTS THE MSs IN CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING INCREASED TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE

1) DEPLOYS RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS TO MEMBER STATES

1) PROVIDES THE COMMISSION AND THE MEMBER STATES WITH NECESSARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EXPERTISE

RISK ANALYSIS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO PYRAMID

Annual

Risk

Analysis

Semi-ARA

FRAN Quarterlies

Tailored Risk Analyses

Tactical Focused Assessment

Weekly Analytical Briefing

Evaluation Analytical Report

OPERATIONAL- short term

- long termSTRATEGIC

ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS 105,000 -37%

Top nationalities(confirmed or claimed)

Albania -9%

Afghanistan -39%

Somalia -29%

Palestine +78%

Iraq -57%

LAND-25%

SEA-48%

No valid visa 38%No justification for stay 30%

Decrease

Stable

Increase

Situation 2008

REFUSALS OF ENTRY 114,000 - 6%

FORGED DOCUMENTS 10,100

Nationalities

Nigeria 600

Ukraine 500

Turkey 400

Afghanistan 400

SEA

LAND

AIR

Mostly using forged EU travel documents

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000 Pilot projects

Joint operations

Pilot projects 522 769 1015 1049 1722

Joint operations 440 755 1922 4037 4564

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (est.)

OPERATIONAL INTENSITY

Operational Days

Growth 73%

Growth 24%

Growth 93%

Growth 58%

MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMMES

European Patrols Network

Pulsar

Poseidon2010

Focal Points

Awareness

to increase gathering information and gaining intelligence;

to increase identification process of persons intercepted during maritime activities;

Response

to strengthen surveillance and border control aiming to detect more migrants and facilitators

to further develop platforms for effective border security and flexible deployment in a long-term perspective;

OBJECTIVES FOR MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMMES

Interoperability

to increase the coordinated horizontal cooperation among Member States and with EU organizations;

to increase the capacity of permanent structures (EPN, FP) as a contribution of further development of EUROSUR;

Performance

to further develop mapping processes;

to emphasize respect of fundamental human rights;

OBJECTIVES FOR MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMMES

RA – BASED OPERATIONS SEA BORDERS 2010

JO EPN Poseidon2010 SeaJO EPN Hera

JO EPNHermes

JO EPN Chronos

JO Focal Points 2010 Sea

EPNGeneral

JO EPN Indalo

JO EPN Minerva

EU wide approach

JO HUBBLE

Local approach

JO Meteor (massive deployments)

JO Focal Point (establishing platforms)

Regional approach

JO HAMMER

RA – BASED OPERATIONS AIR BORDERS 2010

Full flexible operational approach of PULSAR Multi Annual Programme

targets on all levels based on RA:

• specific nationalities

• all irregular migration coming from specific third country airports /hubs

• any emerging phenomena

RA –BASED OPERATIONS LAND BORDERS 2010

JOJupiter

JO Poseidon2010 Land

JONeptune

JOMars

JO Focal Points 2010 Land

to extend pre-return assistance to MS in the fields of identification and acquisition of travel documents

to continue assisting in JRO, further developing the capacity and encourage MS to take proactively a leading role in JRO

to increase common understanding of respecting fundamental human rights during operational activities

to develop procedures for chartering aircrafts by Frontex

to further develop the best practice documents with focus on forced-return monitoring system

RETURN ACTIVITIES 2010 – MAIN OBJECTIVES

1

15

108

5

21

9

3

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (State of play04.03.10)

cofinanced by EC

cofinanced by Frontex

coorganised by Frontex

8 returnees

428 returnees 801 returnees

1622 returnees

514 returnees

JOINT RETURN OPERATIONS 2006-2010

TRAINING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Fundamental Rights

False documents

Detection of stolen cars

Joint return training

3rd countries training

Dog handlers training

Air – Naval crew training

CCC (all EU languages)

Mid-level course

RABIT training

Harmonised basic training:Targeted specialised training:

In focus of RELEX.

Frontex focus onImplementationof WA’s + CP’s.RELEX to developand update CP’s.

Frontex/RELEXpriority +Art 14.1 / Art 13Cooperation highlyrecommended.

External Cooperation – State of Play and Priorities

US

WB

RF

Eastern

Eu

rop

e

TRMEDIT.

WE

ST

AFR

. China

SC

Can

BRA

EM

Return

3rd C HUBs

Centr. A

sia

Reg. Init.

Possible topical RELEX issue or approach.

Nig. EU MissionsViet.

EXTERNAL RELATIONS - PRIORITIES

UNITED

..

CROATIA

BOSNIA - HERCEGOVINA

JUGOSLAVIA

ALBANIA

TURKEY

UKRAINEUKRAINE

MOLDAVIAMOLDAVIA

BELORUSSIA

UKRAINE

TURKEY

LIBYA

MOROCCO

MAURITANIA

SENEGAL

USA

CANADA

MOLDOVA

WESTBALKANS

CAPE VERDE

EGYPT

WESTERN AFRICAN

COUNTRIES

RUSSIA

IN FORCE

NEGOTIATIONSTARGET

TUNISIA

ALGERIA

BRAZIL

ALBANIA

Bosnia andHerzegovina

SERBIA

INTERPOL

UNHCR

IOM

GEORGIA

FYROM

CROATIACOUNCIL SG

EMSA

CIS

AFRICA

CEPOL

CHINA

INTERPOL

MONTENEGRO

STATE OF PLAY

BELARUS

CFCA

EUROPOL

COOPERATION WITH 3rd COUNTRIES

INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT

EMSA

IOM

UNHCR

EUROPOL

CEPOL

INTERPOL

CFCA

Exchange of intelligenceMutual operational support

Maritime surveillance

Combining border & fisheries control

Exchange of intelligenceUse of databases

Cooperation in training

Exchange of informationTraining

Exchange of information, training, return operations

MEASURES INTHIRD

COUNTRIES

CONCERTED ACTIONS (POLITICAL/ LEGISLATIVE)

MEMBERMEMBERSTATESSTATES EUEU

””RESPONSIBILITY”RESPONSIBILITY” ””BURDEN SHARING”BURDEN SHARING”

- AssetsAssets- FinancingFinancing- Operational solutionsOperational solutions- Executive PowersExecutive Powers

- PolicyPolicy- LegislationLegislation- FinancingFinancing- Operational supportOperational support- Agencies with Agencies with coordinating mandatecoordinating mandate

Thank You

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