The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report by Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA (EPP, ES) on the draft Council decision on the putting into effect of certain provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Visa Information System in the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania.
The committee called on Parliament to approve the Council draft without amendments.
The proposed Council Decision aims to grant Bulgaria and Romania passive access, in a read-only mode, to the Visa Information System (VIS) and, in accordance with the agreement reached by the co-legislators on a draft Regulation establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES), it is a precondition for the application of the EES to those Member States.
Therefore, Parliament is recommended to endorse the draft Council text without amendments so as to encourage the Member States to proceed swiftly to adopt the Decision.