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Firstly, SIS II is of crucial importance, because it is one precondition, if not the only one, for the enlargement of the Schengen area, which is a true European area for the free movement of people.
My second point is that enlargement of the Schengen area is a crucial political priority for the European Union and it will remain so. I can confirm the Commission’s full commitment and my personal commitment to achieving this goal as soon as possible.
Some technical problems have emerged in this first phase of the technical implementation of this very complex system which, as you know, will connect the central part here in Strasbourg to all Member States’ national systems. There are problems and delays due to some litigation. There were technical problems with the preparation of the Strasbourg site, but these problems have now been totally solved in close cooperation with the French authorities. A large majority of Member States have requested at least an extra three months in order to test the connections needed between the central system and the national systems.
My fourth point is that agreement on the legal basis has not yet been reached. We are working very hard. A few days ago there was a very fruitful trialogue to try to secure an agreement between the rapporteur, the Council Presidency and myself.
The implementation of national projects has been delayed in all Member States that have asked to join the Schengen area, except one. All the experts in all Member States, including the new ones, were and are perfectly aware of the current situation. That is why national experts have proposed that there should be a new timetable for the implementation of SIS II.
Next week the Council of Interior Ministers will probably approve a new timetable for SIS II. It will approve a proposal for a new timetable, which will be visible, pragmatic and realistic, and will also decide to establish a task force formed by national experts from the Member States to monitor continuously the national implementation of national systems.
Following that, there will be a concrete possibility to discuss a realistic timetable. On the one hand, it is really a political commitment, but on the other, it is extremely complex from a technical point of view. The delay has occurred not because of political problems but because of technical problems, and all the Member States have been made aware of them through their national experts cooperating in the Technical Committee."@en1
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