On Wednesday 28 July, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) gave his Opinion on the Commission’s proposal of 2 June for a revision of the Schengen evaluation mechanism (see EUROPE B12732A7). The proposal aims to strengthen the evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and now provides for actual surprise inspections in the Member States.
“The EDPS welcomes the increased transparency in sharing the results of Schengen evaluations”,...