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"en.20040309.6.2-187"2
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"There are three reasons for our rejecting the creation of an independent agency with its own legal personality to manage external borders.
Firstly, management of the land, maritime and air borders is the sovereign prerogative of Member States. It is for Member States to guard against the flow of migrants and to combat people trafficking. The Council of Ministers is, furthermore, unanimous on this issue.
Secondly, each Member State should have a representative on the Management Board. Decisions must be unanimous rather than being taken by a majority. To our great surprise, France is the only country proposing a 12-member Management Board, so removing the rights of Member States to manage their own borders.
Lastly, in our opinion, it is out of the question for the Agency to have exclusive powers on issues such as the removal of third country nationals illegally residing in a Member State and the establishment of a European Corps of Border Guards.
The United Kingdom and Ireland made the right decision in refusing to accept the Schengen
on the control of external borders. The French Government should have had the courage to do the same."@en1
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