Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu emphasized at the first meeting of the Jai Council after the complete accession of Romania and Bulgaria in Schengen, that things work very well on the borders of the two states.
“This is the first Jai Council after adopting the decision to expand the Schengen space with Romania and Bulgaria. I would like to say that, after making the decision, things work very well at the borders of Romania and Bulgaria. We have shown that we can fully manage the Schengen system. Migration continues to decrease starting from the first weeks after the implementation of the decision and we will continue to progress in the application of the Schengen system ”, said Cătălin Predoiu before the meeting.
The Interior Minister stated that “Romania and Bulgaria are capable of dealing with all the regulations of the Schengen area.
“We have shown that it was a very good step, not only for our countries, but for Europe as a whole”, The minister also pointed out, adding that we have to focus more on illegal migration.
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“The data from the last period demonstrate that illegal migration could nourish organized criminal groups, there is a connection between these two phenomena and we must pay more and more attention to this. And if we talk about organized crime we must also talk about drug trafficking. In Europe, there is a big problem about this“Predoiu stressed.
According to the minister, the European ports are penetrated by smugglers and traffickers, so a closer collaboration is needed between the national police and Europol structures to create an extended front against the organized crime phenomenon combined with drug trafficking. “We cannot only remain at the level now, we must evolve, allocate more funds, prepare the police, develop teamwork, share information and respond, because it is a fight for young generations, for the future ”said the Minister of the Interior.
About the input and output system (EES), Cătălin Predoiu mentioned that we have been prepared since last year. “What we want is to have a clear calendar, not to postpone continuously, as this creates another turbulence in the process. And I hope that in October the EU will also operationalize this system. Romania is prepared“Predoiu showed.
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