Objective
This conference will debate the latest challenges for external border management in the EU with experts from the European Commission, FRONTEX, EUROPOL, national border guards, police officers and policymakers. The work of the new EU Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems, such as SIS II, EURODAC and VIS, as well as related data protection matters will also be topics of discussion.
Key topics
- FRONTEX’s border operations and an update on the situation at the Greek-Turkish and Western Balkans borders
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Update on EUROPOL’s role in keeping the EU’s external borders secure, in particular in the areas of trafficking in human beings and illegal immigrant smuggling
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Visa liberalisation in the Western Balkans: is a disabling clause necessary?
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State of play of EURODAC (European Dactyloscopy) & PNR (Passenger Name Records)
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EUROSUR (European Border Surveillance System): towards operability in October 2013
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Automated border controls and entry/exit systems within the EU: the need for harmonisation and standardisation
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Fundamental rights protection and data protection issues in securing external borders
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The role of the new EU Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in securing the EU’s external borders.
Who should attend?
Law enforcement officers, ministerial officials, judges, prosecutors, data protection officers and NGOs.
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Young lawyers and other groups
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Registration
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discount
10 % before 18.02.2013
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier)