Name: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Ordinary meeting
Uploaded: 2026-11-05T09:43:03+00:00
Duration: 8978 s

00:09 - 02:45

Javier Zarzalejos

PPE Député européen

President | Commission des libertés civiles, de la justice et des affaires intérieures

Well dear colleagues, we move on to point 20 in this busy agenda that we have this week. And it's about the exchange of views with the Commission on the outcome of the negotiations and proposals for Council decisions on the signing and conclusion of the EU-US framework agreement on security screenings and identity verifications. We are joined once again by Deputy Director-General Olivier Onidi, who will present the outcome of the negotiations that this Parliament has been following very closely with the United States on this framework agreement in the context of the Enhanced Border Security Partnership. He will also provide information on the recent Commission's proposals for Council decisions on the signing and the provisional application and on the conclusion of the agreement. Let me recall that the Commission opened negotiations with the United States in January 2026.

Very recently, on the 10th of September, after the conclusion of the negotiation process, the Commission presented its proposals for Council decisions. The agreement establishes the conditions and safeguards governing that reciprocal the reciprocal exchange of information for identity verification, screening, and vetting in connection with border procedures and applications for travel authorizations and visas. It does not itself constitute a legal basis for the transfer of personal information. The specific arrangements for such exchanges would laid down in bilateral agreements between the member states and the United States, which must comply with the framework agreement and with union law. Today, we will hear from the Commission about the outcome of the negotiations and the content and implications of the agreed framework.

We will also have the opportunity to discuss the safeguards provided for in the agreement and how the principles of necessity, proportionality, reciprocity, and effective oversight will be ensured, particularly in view of the deadline set by the United States for the implementation of the EBSP requirements at the end of this year. So without delay, Monsieur Onidi, welcome back to the committee. Please, you have the floor for up 8 minutes for your initial presentation.

02:45 - 03:46

Olivier Onidi

Deputy Director General, Schengen, and Internal Security of the European Commission

Thank you, Chair, for this opportunity. We had, I believe, two such opportunities in the past, but in camera, while the negotiations were actually ongoing. And I'm very happy to be able today in a non-camera, in a full LIBE session, to be in a position to brief you on the draft agreement. The elements, also the timing is good, since the elements are on the table. We have both the two draft Council decisions to sign and to conclude, but we also have since the 27th of October the opinion of the EDPS, which is like a mandatory, also very important, additional element in order to put things in perspective, notably as to the data protection-related aspects, which are very crucial in this context.

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