On the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Serbia on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia
LIBE-PR-766612
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · Rapporteur: Karlo Ressler
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The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the Council decision concluding the status agreement between the EU and Serbia on European Border and Coast Guard Agency operations in Serbia.¶¶ The agreement enables the Agency to conduct joint operations and deploy the standing corps in Serbia, including at borders with non-EU neighbours, while ensuring compliance with fundamental rights.¶ Parliament requests prompt information on implementation activities and reminds the Agency of its annual reporting obligation on third-country cooperation.¶
Committee position. The rapporteur recommends that Parliament endorse the draft Council decision, giving consent to the agreement.¶
Key points
- Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Serbia on operational activities by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.¶
- The agreement is based on the model status agreement from the Commission's communication and covers aspects necessary for Agency actions in Serbia.¶¶
- The Agency and Serbia's Interior Ministry must adhere to the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation, including on fundamental rights.¶
- The agreement enables joint operations and deployment of the standing corps across Serbian territory, including borders with non-EU neighbours.
- The agreement adds procedural elements in border control, such as screening and briefing, and safeguards fundamental rights.
- Parliament requests that the Agency promptly inform it of activities under the agreement's implementation.¶
- The Agency must include an assessment of third-country cooperation in its annual reports per Article 73(8) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896.
Who is affected
- The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, which gains a legal basis for operations in Serbia.¶
- The Republic of Serbia, whose border authorities cooperate with the Agency under the agreement.
- Migrants and asylum seekers transiting Serbia, who may be affected by screening and fundamental rights safeguards.
Legal basis: Article 77(2), points (b) and (d), Article 79(2), point (c), and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶