Review article
Implementation of the Schengen acquis and the role of the Republic of Croatia in the protection of EU external borders
Magdalena Zeko
orcid.org/0000-0003-3451-0909
; The Polytechnic of Međimurje in Čakovec, Čakovec, Croatia
Miljenko Vrbanec
orcid.org/0000-0003-3451-0909
; MoIRC, Čakovec, Croatia
Abstract
The role of the Republic of Croatia regarding the complex system of border control mechanisms regarding internal European Union borders, as well as supervision and control of external borders, is analysed in this paper. The position of the Republic of Croatia in the field of external border protection upon entry into the Schengen Area is also examined. Furthermore, the paper explains protection mechanisms and measures introduced by the European institutions under the emergency procedure after the major migrant crisis of 2015 and 2016 and a series of terrorist attacks in the heart of Europe that violated the fundamental values of the European community and brought insecurity into the lives of its citizens. The problems of introducing such urgent measures, especially temporary control measures at the internal borders of the European Union, are also clarified. In addition, this paper investigates the justification of the aforementioned measures in light of the general principles of the European Union legal system. An overview of the observed structural shortcomings in managing the Union’s external border is also given.
The paper presents specific EU measures, bodies and mechanisms set up to protect the external borders and needed for the operation of the single market within the EU.
Keywords
European Union; Schengen Area; Schengen acquis; border controls; Schengen Borders Code
Hrčak ID:
285047
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Publication date:
2.11.2022.
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