Proposals for the possible evolutions of EUROSUR
| Author | Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (European Commission), ICF |
| Pages | 19-57 |
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3 Proposals for the possible evolutions of EUROSUR
This section describes and assesses the cost and benefits of implementing the proposals
for further enhancing EUROSUR. These proposals were derived from the results of the
evaluation EUROSUR Regulation43. The proposals include three main options i.e. Options
1, 2 & 3 which are cum ulative (each option builds on the pr evious one) a as well as three
non-cumulative options (4.1, 4.2 and 4.3) which can be added independently from the
other options. Option 0 describes the status quo, i.e. the current state of the
implementation of EUROSUR or the baseline situation. Option 1.1 concerns the investment
in an EU -Confidential Network supporting the EUROSUR system – it is reported once
separately under Option 1.1.
3.1 Option 0: Baseline situation
Under Option 0, the EBCGA and the Member St ates continue to provide EUROSUR “as is”.
The baseline situation describes 44 the status quo of the operational implementation of
EUROSUR in EBCGA and in the Member St ates as w ell as corresponding costs of current
operations. This means that EUROSUR is not fully implemented as mandated in the
Regulation with a subset of Member States collecting some BCP and air border surveillance
data. Option 0 builds on the following assumptions:
The status quo is preserved throughout the defined time horizon of the analysis (up
until 2027). This means that the activities currently being undertaken by NCCs an d
EBCGA will continue to be provided until 2027.
EUROSUR will continue being implemented within the current scope of Regulation
services required in the EUROSUR Regulation, they will continue to not provide these
activities until 2027 (unless the Member State has specified a date when the activity
will begin).
Similarly, none of the recommendations made in the evaluation of EUROSUR will be
implemented.
Overall, the total estimated costs of Option 0, that is replacing building security
equipment, incurring communication and maintenance costs of existing equipment as well
as staff an d training costs over the period until 2027, is €517 million45. Table 2 breaks
down the total cost for Option 0.
Total cost of Option 0 (million EUR)
EBCGA
Option 0 (million EUR)
Infrastructure
0.2
Operating and IT equipment
046
Staff cost
44
Communication & maintenance
119
Total EBCGA
163
Member States
Option 0 (million EUR)
Infrastructure
2
Operating and IT equipment
0
43 Refer to: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/soteu2018-eurosur-report-632_en.pdf &
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/soteu2018-eurosur-evaluation_en.pdf.
44 See also section 1.3 for a description of the EUROSUR Regulation.
45 See Annex 1 of detailed cost calculations
46 Note that the replacement for depreciated or broken equipment is included in communication and maintenance.
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Staff cost
191
Communication & maintenance
161
Total Member States
354
Overall Total Costs of Option 0
517
The estimated annual total number of staff related to EUROSUR at Member State
level is 890. The staff related to EUROSUR oversight, management and development in
EBCGA (49 staff) is expected to stay the same until 2027. There will be no additional
benefits from the Regulation other than those reported in the evaluation of the EUROSUR,
which are:
existence of a legal framework for structured cooperation at EU level;
regular information exchanged between the Member States; and
existence o f a common European situational picture and related situational
awareness.
However, the operational benefits currently delivered by the current EUROSUR regulation
are presented in Table 347.
State of play of the current operational benefits delivered by the current
EUROSUR Regulation
Type of operational benefit
Baseline value
Improvement in data quality, flow and speed of reporting
Data quality (re-entry rate)
Greater than
135%
Volume of data – events
28,000
Volume of data - assets participating in joint operations
0%
Volume of data - analytical reports
500
Latency of data (events)
50% reported
within 24 hours
Improved interagency cooperation through exchange of data acros s
geographies and sectors (EU LEVEL)
Number of cooperation agreement by sector
9
Number of data or functional services covered by EU level inter-
agency agreements
13
Number of analytical services exchanged at EU level falling within the
scope of the agreements
A minimum of
300 per year
Improved interagency cooperation through exchange of dat a across
geographies and sectors (Member State level)
Proportion of NCCs exchanging data related to events with
neighbouring NCCs on a regular basis
77%
Proportion of NCCs exchanging data related to operational assets with
neighbouring NCCs on a regular basis
0%
Proportion of NCCs exchanging data related to analytical reports with
neighbouring NCCs on a regular basis
7%
47 Refer to Annex 3 for detailed benefit calculations and assumptions.
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Type of operational benefit
Baseline value
Proportion of national authorities involved in border control
exchanging data with NCCs on a regular basis by governance level
(Local, Regional, National level)
33%
Improved interagency cooperation through exchange of data acros s
geographies and sectors (Regional Networks and Third Countries)
Working arrangements between EBCGA and third countries
19
Number of data or analytical services covered by EBCGA wo rking
arrangements with 3rd countries
0
Bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries (or
third countries part of the regional networks)
26
Improved situational awareness at Member States’ NCCs and across Europ e
Coverage of border sections (by Land / Sea / Air border) (%)
50%
Coverage of border crossing points (%)
Max 66%
Coverage of external air border (%)
0%
Coverage of irregular migration phenomena
3
Coverage of border control assets included in the operational layer
(%)
30%
Enhanced planning and operational coordination between NCCs in different
Member States
Extent to which NCC’s operational plans are shared with neighbouri ng
NCCs (including third countries) & EBCGA on a regular basis (outsi de
Joint Operations)
0%
Extent to which local and regional operational plans are shared wit h
NCC’s operational management level (excluding joint operations)
0%
Extent of coordination of daily surveillance activities at bilateral level
(excluding joint operations) by type of border section
0%
Extent of coordination of daily surveillance activities at multilateral
level (outside joint operations) by type of border section
0%
Improved reaction capabilities from Border Guard Agencies an d EBCGA
Number of multipurpose aerial surveillance coordinated at multilateral
level / Number of overall patrolling hours
1934 hours
Size of the area covered by joint patrols (Km2) in high risk areas
784,870 km2
Number of interceptions made following EFS detections
127
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