The EU’s Home Affairs Ministers are meeting in Brussels on Wednesday 5 March to approve a draft regulation on the gradual implementation of the EU’s Entry/Exit System, which will record the entry, exit and refusal of entry of third-country nationals crossing the EU’s external borders for a short stay.
The meeting will also focus on the proper functioning of the Schengen area and the external dimension of migration. In particular, the situation in Syria will be discussed, against the...