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Expansion of EU border-free zone faces delays I.

Vyšlo v čísle 49/2006

Brussels has hinted new EU member states could see a delay of at least six months in joining the Schengen borderless zone due to technical difficulties, but the newcomers are insisting the original date of October 2007 should be preserved. The enlargement of the so far 15-member Schengen area will enable citizens from eight countries in central and eastern Europe plus Cyprus and Malta to travel to western Europe without any border controls.

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While the European Commission is still due to evaluate whether the newcomers are adequately managing their external EU frontiers - an essential condition for joining Schengen - their entry may end up being delayed due to technical problems in Brussels. Commission vice-president Franco Frattini admitted on Monday (24 July) that the EU is late with the finalisation of the central database necessary for the border-free zone's enlargement.
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Mr Frattini said the so-called SIS II system, a sophisticated computer network designed to store various data on people or stolen cars may only be operational in November 2007, as opposed to the earlier EU's plan to have it up-and-running next March. He pointed out that the original deadline could still be achieved "if we join forces and speed up our work on the data base." "Our goal remains expanding Schengen by the end of the next year," Mr Frattini noted, while pointing out that if delays occur the new member states could at least be allowed to lift land border controls earlier than controls at airports.
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Připravuje Markéta Frýbová