Eu border control for combating cross border crime

AuthorFlorian Mateas
PositionAgora University of Oradea, Oradea - Romania
Pages88-96
AGORA International Journal of Juridical Sciences, www.juridicalj ournal.univagora.ro
ISSN 1843-570X, E-ISSN 2067-7677
No. 4 (2013), pp. 88-96
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EU BORDER CONTROL FOR COMBATING CROSS BORDER
CRIME
F. Matea
Florian Matea
Law and Economics Faculty, Social Sciences Department
Agora University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
*Correspondence: Florian Matea, Agora University of Oradea, 8 Piaa Tineretului St.,
Oradea, Romania
E-mail: departament@univagora.ro
Abstract
One area of particular interest, both the European Union and Romania, is the border
issue, which requires the setting up of a common institutional framework that embodies all
specific courses of action across the EU.
The area of border control and Schengen cooperation, which is very important and at
the same time very sensitive, imposed at Community level, a continuous development of legal
regulations in order to ensure effective security of the EU's external borders.
Romania's geo-strategic position makes the Black Sea an indispensable part of Euro-
Atlantic security and prosperity. Many of transnational threats facing Europe come from this
region. A big part of the area is dominated by economic stagnation, unsafe and insecure
borders, organized crime activities and frozen ethnic conflicts.
Keywords: border control, organized crime, risk analysis, target.
Introduction
Romania’s accession to the European Union has resulted in, among other things,
establishing new borders of the Community. Thus Romania becomes the eastern limit of the
European Union, an important factor, with high share in promoting the interests, values and
shared vision of the European space to these areas, the vector of interests of Western
democracies, and will support in the future different forms of EU cooperation to other areas
of interest. In the process of accession Romania, has assumed a number of responsibilities
regarding the security of these new borders, taking care to follow the rules and requirements
to ensure a secure environment within the European Union.
In this context, to support the primary objective of the Union's Justice and Home
Affairs, to " maintain and develop the Union as an area of freedom, security and justice in
which the free movement of persons is ensured in accordance with appropriate measures on
border controls, asylum, immigration and the prevention and combating of crime", Romania
consistently works for the progressive implementation of the measures necessary to achieve
an appropriate level of security of its borders.
These measures are included in the Schengen acquis which Romania was obliged by
the Treaty of Accession to the European Union to accept fully it. After 1 January 2007,
Romania has entered a new phase, which involves preparing and adopting the necessary
measures to eliminate internal border controls subsequent to accession to the Schengen area
which is not coming even in 2014... certainly not because of the border police.
1. The development of the international security area
Romania is preparing systematically for Schengen accession, while conducting
activities aimed at integration into the European Union. European integration is based on the
concept of freedom based on human rights, democratic institutions and law enforcement.

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