Gheorghe CÂRCIU

What Gheorghe CÂRCIU has said (1)

• 2025-07-02 “P-002714/2025 Answer given by Mr Brunner on behalf of the European Commission Under the Schengen Borders Code 1 the organisation of controls at the external borders falls within the responsibility of the Member State concerned. In accordance with Article 15 of the Schengen Borders Code, Member States are obliged to deploy appropriate staff and resources in sufficient numbers, in such a way as to ensure an efficient, high and uniform level of control at the external borders. Unfortunately, in practice, especially during the holiday season, long waiting times can sometimes occur, despite using to the full the personal, geographical and organisational possibilities. As regards specifically minor children, the Commission recommends in the Practical Handbook for Border Guards 2 that such children should be treated in accordance with the principle of the 'best interest of the child', be prioritised during border controls, and a childfriendly treatment and atmosphere should always be ensured. 1 Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1. 2 https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/202211/Practical%20handbook%20for%20border%20guards_en.pdf, point 5.6.1.”
  Asylum & border control