THE SECURITY OF EUROPE - THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN BORDER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (EUROSUR) IN SECRET SURVEILLANCE MONITORING

Abstract

The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) is a highly politicized and controversial area of competence that is rapidly developing within the European framework, hence this topic attracts the interest of analysts. When it comes to the internal security of the EU countries and the Old Continent in general, the Policy for the Management of External Borders occupies a central place within this framework. This concept is considered one of the fundamental solutions for protection against migratory pressure, otherwise one of the significant levers of the new security in Europe. Border management - regardless of whether it is practiced in the form of surveillance or control - has been the subject of many discussions and legal regulations in recent years. Thus, the EU, along with military actions in Ukraine or Iran, presents this issue as a central topic of European security and migration policy. Experiences in recent decades have shown that every conflict brings its own consequences and strengthens migration to Europe. It is therefore exciting that external borders and their serious treatment contribute to the redefinition of the European territory and the reconfiguration of security cooperation between Member States. In this context, we focus on a European project launched two decades ago in 2006 by the Commission, which deals with cross-border surveillance. The aim of this paper is to examine the foundations of the border management agenda through different prisms that we consider crucial for understanding the dynamics of the current European policy on external border management.