Development of the cooperation in the Schengen area

Once Bulgaria has joined the Schengen area, internal border controls will be abolished. The abolition of border checks as a visible sign of free movement would lead to increase in crime across internal borders. In this context, the CDBP will focus its resources on police measures to prevent and counter cross-border crime and illegal migration, ensuring the security of the Schengen area. The compensatory measures by which the CDBP will ensure the security of the common area include: - carrying out checks in depth on the border area for persons illegally staying in the territory of the Schengen area; - persons and belongings pledged, such as objects in the N.SIS; - documentary crimes; -cases of trafficking in minors; -cases of trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation; - carrying out cover-up surveillance and control by civilian officers with vehicles without police branding; - increasing the number of joint checks for vehicles and trucks together with Customs in order to establish the illegal storage and transport of excise goods, narcotics, dual-use substances, weapons, ammunition and general dangerous means; - increasing the number of joint operations and broadcast patrols with police departments and other control services in the border area; - development of the Common contact centers (PCCCs); - Fully implementation of police cooperation agreements in the cross-border pursuit and surveillance, with a view to ensure security on the territory of the Schengen area and prevent crimes as a result of internal border control reduction. The activities set out in the project proposal complement the effective implementation of the compensatory measures implemented by the CDBP following Bulgaria's accession to Schengen area.

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