EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, 12.12.2011
SEC(2011) 1537 final

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER
Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment

Accompanying the document
PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF
THE COUNCIL
establishing the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR)

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1.          INTRODUCTION
This impact assessment report has been prepared by DG HOME to accompany the legislative proposal on the establishment of a European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR).

EUROSUR can be described as a set of measures enhancing the cooperation and information exchange  of  border  control  authorities  at  national  and  European  level  as  well  as  when cooperating with neighbouring third countries, with the result that the situational awareness and reaction capability of these authorities would be considerably increased when combating irregular migration and cross-border crime. Hence EUROSUR should be seen in the context of the progressive establishment of a European model of integrated border management.
The  works  carried  out  between  2008  and  2011  for  the  development,  testing  and  gradual establishment   of   EUROSUR   are   based   on   a   roadmap   presented   in   a   Commission Communication  in  2008. 1   In  its  conclusions  of  June  2011  the  European  Council  stated  that EUROSUR „will be further developed as a matter of priority in order to become operational by  2013  and  allow  Member  States‘  authorities  carrying  out  border  surveillance  activities  to share operational information and improve cooperation.“

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