STATE BORDER CONTROL

Abstract

The paper deals with state border control. The introduction stresses the importance of
both the existence and preservation of state borders without which no country in the world
could exist. Moreover, through the implementation of effective and quality control, the
values that a certain society has achieved are maintained, which is also a guiding principle
of this paper. Regardless of the subject matter itself, it is always important to start from
a theoretical approach, thus here we give a clear definition of state borders, the notion of
border, types of borders and everything that makes them exist as such. An important role
of the EU regulation in the fight against and prevention of organised smuggling of people
is emphasised and theoretical assumptions thereof are presented. The role of the EU bodies
and systems, such as FRONTEX and the Schengen Information System, is also extremely
important. The Republic of Croatia plays a very proactive role in this respect because of its
specific position and the fact that its borders are at the same time the longest external land
borders of the European Union. In this regard, it is necessary to act in a systematic, organised
and coherent manner together with all EU Member States in order to prevent any negative
impacts of migrant waves.