The European Border Surveillance System (commonly abbreviated Eurosur) is a surveillance system of the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
(EU) that uses
drones,
reconnaissance
In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities.
Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops (skirmisher ...
aircraft,
offshore sensors and satellite remote sensing, to track
illegal immigration into the member states of the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
. The program was put into effect by the
European parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...
on October 10, 2013. On December 2, 2013, Eurosur was started in 18 EU member states and Norway.
Eurosur is primarily a program that allows exchange of information, that supports the cooperation of national immigration agencies. Its goal is to gain information about recent refugee movements and the activity of human trafficking organizations as quickly as possible.
The rescue of people in distress has also been adopted into the Eurosur regulation. Different aspects of the program are being criticized.
As of October 2013, 244 million Euros have been secured from the EU budget for the installation and maintenance of the system until 2020. Critics expect the costs of the project to surpass one billion Euros - other sources however mention expected costs of around 340 million Euros.
See also
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European Border and Coast Guard
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Border barrier#Europe
References
External links
www.frontex.europa.eu zu EUROSUR*
ttps://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/eurosur100.html www.tagesschau.de zu EUROSUR
Border control
Surveillance
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