European Union - Ninth Report
Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 26 February 2008.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
FOREWORD—What this report is about
Chapter 1: Introduction
The subject of our inquiry
Conduct of the inquiry
Structure of this report
Chapter 2: Borders
The significance of national borders
The land borders
Table 1: The Eastern external land border
of the EU before 1 May 2004
Table 2: The Eastern external land border
of the EU from 1 May 2004
Table 3: The External land border of the
EU from 1 January 2007
The Polish-Ukrainian border
Juxtaposed border controls at Coquelles and
Calais
Maritime borders
Table 4: The Southern maritime border
Box 1: The disappearance of 53 Eritrean nationals
Air borders
The position on Schengen
Guarding the United Kingdom's borders
Chapter 3: The Establishment of Frontex
Background to the Frontex Regulation
The legal position of the United Kingdom
Gibraltar
Chapter 4: The Work of Frontex
Joint return operations
Risk Analysis
Training
What Frontex does not do
Resources
Accountability
Chapter 5: Joint Operations organised by
Frontex
Land operations
Maritime operations
Box 2: HERA I and II
Disembarkation
Operational cooperation by the United Kingdom
Chapter 6: RABITs
Rapid Border Intervention Teams
Amendments to the Frontex Regulation: the
right to carry arms
RABITs training exercises
Chapter 7: Other Issues
Agreements with third countries
Links with UNHCR and other bodies
Chapter 8: Looking to the Future
Assessment of Frontex to date
Commitment of operational assets
Widening the mandate of Frontex
Cooperation with other agencies in combating
organised crime
An operational organisation?
Our own assessment
Chapter 9: Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
The position on Schengen
The United Kingdom's borders
Frontex
The position of the United Kingdom
Joint return operations
Resources
Accountability
Joint operations organised by Frontex
Reports of operations
Commitment of operational assets
Disembarkation
Operational cooperation by the United Kingdom
The right to bear arms
Other issues
The applicable law
Agreements with third countries
Links with UNHCR and other bodies
Looking to the future
Widening the mandate of Frontex
Cooperation with other agencies in the fight
against organised crime
An operational organisation?
Our own assessment
Appendix 1: Sub-Committee F (Home Affairs)
Appendix 2: Call for Evidence
Appendix 3: List of Witnesses
Appendix 4: List of Operations
Appendix 5: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix 6: List of Relevant Reports
Oral and Written Evidence
Oral evidence, 10 October 2007
Oral evidence, 16 October 2007
Oral evidence, 17 October 2007
Oral evidence, 23 October 2007
Oral evidence, 24 October 2007
Oral evidence, 25 October 2007
Oral evidence, 28 November 2007
Oral evidence, 5 December 2007
Oral evidence, 12 December 2007
Written Evidence
Note: References in the text of the Report are as
follows:
(Q) refers to a question in oral evidence
(p) refers to a page of written evidence
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