Political Personnel, Border Security, the Nation and the European Integration Process: The Consequences of the Political Bordering of the Nation on th
Political Personnel, Border Security, the Nation and the European Integration Process: The Consequences of the Political Bordering of the Nation on th

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the significance of the political bordering of the nation in the EU context and more particularly on political decision-making in matters of border security. The paper examines the role of politicians in the process of bordering the nation within the national and/or the EU framework so as to ensure secure borders. An examination is provided in this paper of the relations between the national and the EU levels, between for example the national parliaments and the European Parliament, relations that are associated with border security political decision-making. The paper examines the initiatives and actions taken at the national and/or EU level, on the part of the political personnel as well as the activities on the part of EU agencies, highlighting especially the efforts made by the European Parliament, the national parliaments, the Presidencies of the Council of the European Union for the effective management of border security. The paper shows the clashes and collaborations between the national and the EU levels including the political debates that take place, the adoption of legislative acts for the establishment of border management systems so as to maintain common standards for border control. The paper also reveals the necessity for coordination among Member States and between the latter and the European Union, so as to produce successful collaborations that will lead to effective border security management within the EU.

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