by supporttheunderdog » Fri Apr 22, 2016 6:22 am
Back to the topic
Are we now all agreed that
1) Under ec 2007/2004 , as amended, though the amendments do not change the basic position and irrelevent to the debate, , andin particular para 4,' which was not amended, the member nations, i.e Greece, are currently responsible for their external borders,
2)where the role of Frontex is limited in that role, and where in terms of providing assistance on tbe ground it is only at the invitation of the member state, eg Greece,
3)whereby following inspections carried out under the Schengen Evaluation regime The EU has found Serious deficiencies in how Greece was fulfilling certain obligations under the Schengen Border SBC
4) where on 12 Feb under article 19b SBC the Eu Council has required Greece to take steps to remedy those deficiencies,
5) where the EU council has also warned that if Greece does not do so in a satisfactory manner, steps may be taken under article 26 SBC to require Greece to impose border controls on the internal EU borders. (Which folllows through under the codified SBC )
6) that on 12th April the plan put together Greece has been referred back by the EU to Greece for clarification and amendment
7) that the provision of assistance in various forms to Greece does not and indeed cannot alter the fundamental legal position set out 1 to 5 above,
These are all, in my view confirmed truths, which if we can agree we can move on... If not.....can we have chapter and verse of the law which changes the legal position?