Academy of European Law: Annual Conference on the Schengen Area 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 2:32PM in Events Academy of european law (ERA)
Annual Conference on the Schengen Area 2012
. The Commission's proposals on Schengen evaluation and temporary reinstatement of border controls
. Perspectives for Bulgaria, Croatia and romania
. Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)
Trier, 20-21 September 2012
Registrations reaching ERA before 31 August will be eligible for a 10% discount.
Objective:
This conference will provide legal practitioners with an in-depth analysis of the European Commission's proposed Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and its draft amendment of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 to provide for common rules on the temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders in exceptional circumstances. The proposals follow the independent action taken by some Member States to secure their borders after the Arab Spring, which kick-started a debate on how best to ensure that an area of border-free travel can be maintained but at the same time kept secure.
The conference will also look at recent developments in the instruments available to secure internal borders, as well as the related situation at the Greek-Turkish external border.
Key topics:
. The European Commission's proposed legislation on Schengen evaluation and temporary reinstatement of border controls.
. The accession of Bulgaria and Romania and the preparations being undertaken by Croatia to join the Schengen Area.
. An update on the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), scheduled to go operational at the beginning of 2013.
. Modifications to the Schengen Borders Code and independent measures taken by Member States.
. Police and customs cooperation centres to assist with cross-border surveillance, hot pursuit, joint patrols and other joint operations.
Who should attend?
Law enforcement officers and ministry officials, NGOs active in the field.
Organiser: Ramin Farinpour, ERA
Language: English
Event number: 312D92
The seminar includes a visit to the village of Schengen and the European Museum Schengen.
Speakers:
Jelle Bakker, Advisor, Directorate General for Immigration, Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, The Hague
Charles Elsen, former Director General of Justice and Home Affairs, Council of the European Union, Luxembourg
Ramin Farinpour, Course Director, ERA, Trier
Dimitar Georgiev, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of the Interior, Sofia
Arto Niemenkari, Deputy Head of Border and Coast Guard Division, Finnish Border Guard, Helsinki
Sandra Nunes, Policy Advisor to Carlos Coelho, Schengen Rapporteur, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Strasbourg/Brussels
Marijo Rošić, Head of International Police Cooperation Department, Criminal Police Directorate, Ministry of the Interior, Zagreb
Antonio Saccone, Head of Operational Analysis and Evaluation Sector, Risk Analysis Unit, Operations Division, FRONTEX, Warsaw
Reinhard Schmid, Federal Criminal Police Office, Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior, Vienna
Martin Šustr, Policy Officer, IT Projects: Infrastructure and Legal Issues Unit, DG Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels
Luc Vandamme, Head of Schengen Unit, Directorate for Asylum, Visas, Immigration Borders, Schengen, Council of the European Union, Brussels
Mario Wolter, Detective Chief Superintendent, Joint Centre for Police and Customs Cooperation, Luxembourg