Oliver SEIFFARTHOliver SEIFFARTHDG Home Affairs DG Home Affairs European CommissionEuropean Commission

Security Research Conference 2010, Security Research Conference 2010, Kursaal Oostende, 22 September 2010Kursaal Oostende, 22 September 2010

The development of the The development of the European Border European Border Surveillance System Surveillance System (EUROSUR)(EUROSUR)

Canary Islands

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Migration routes into the Schengen area

TurkeyEastern Med

CENTRO DE CENTRO DE COORDINACIÓN COORDINACIÓN REGIONAL DE CANARIASREGIONAL DE CANARIAS

Current main challenge: Current main challenge: Detection, tracking & Detection, tracking & interception of small boats, used for illegal interception of small boats, used for illegal migration and cross-border crime (e.g. narcotics migration and cross-border crime (e.g. narcotics trafficking).trafficking).

EUROSUR DefinitionEUROSUR Definition(COM(2008)68final of 13.2.2008)(COM(2008)68final of 13.2.2008)

Information sharing and cooperation mechanismInformation sharing and cooperation mechanism enabling enabling Member States' border control authorities and FRONTEX to improve Member States' border control authorities and FRONTEX to improve their situational awareness and reaction capabilities with the aimtheir situational awareness and reaction capabilities with the aim toto

1)1) reduce number of reduce number of illegal migrantsillegal migrants entering EU undetected; entering EU undetected;2)2) reduce the reduce the death tolldeath toll of migrants at sea; of migrants at sea;3)3) increase internal security by preventing increase internal security by preventing cross-border crime.cross-border crime.

““Federation of systems”Federation of systems”,, using existing systems (e.g. AIS, using existing systems (e.g. AIS, SafeSeaNet) and common surveillance tools (e.g. satellites).SafeSeaNet) and common surveillance tools (e.g. satellites).

DevelopmentDevelopment in in 3 phases3 phases and and 8 8 separate, but interlinked separate, but interlinked stepssteps..

Testing/validationTesting/validation in pilot and FP7 projects.in pilot and FP7 projects.

Implementation by Member States,Implementation by Member States, partly at EU level (e.g. partly at EU level (e.g. FRONTEX, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security/GMES). FRONTEX, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security/GMES).

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STEP 1: Streamlining & upgrading national infrastructures by setting up of one single national coordination centre& one single national border surveillance system.

STEP 2: Setting up a secure communication networkbetween the national coordination centers & FRONTEX.

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STEP 3: Logistic & financial support to neighboring third countries to set up a border surveillance infrastructure.

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As ofAs of 2008:2008: Setting upSetting up of of national coordination centresnational coordination centres (NCC) and national surveillance (NCC) and national surveillance systems.systems. 2008-2010:2008-2010: GuidelinesGuidelines for for cooperation between NCCs / cooperation between NCCs / FRONTEX.FRONTEX. 2009:2009: FRONTEX FRONTEX assessmentassessment on on EU external borders and needed EU external borders and needed infrastructure in third countries. infrastructure in third countries. 2009-2010:2009-2010: ManagementManagement & & technical conceptstechnical concepts for NCCs and for NCCs and national systems and specifications national systems and specifications for for communication networkcommunication network.. 2010-2011:2010-2011: Pilot projectPilot project and and data modeldata model for the communication for the communication network.network. 2011: 2011: Legislative proposalLegislative proposal..

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STEP 4: R&D (FP7) to improve performance of surveillance tools (satellites, UAVs etc.).

STEP 5: Common application of surveillance tools. FRONTEX could be facilitator.

STEP 6: Common pre-frontier Intelligence picture.

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As ofAs of 2008:2008: FP7 FP7 space/ security space/ security research programresearch program used used for EUROSUR goals.for EUROSUR goals.

2008-2010:2008-2010: GMES GMES conceptconcept on how to on how to receive data from receive data from satellites/UAVs for border satellites/UAVs for border surveillance purposes. surveillance purposes.

2009-2010:2009-2010: Specifications for Specifications for common pre-frontier common pre-frontier intelligence pictureintelligence picture (CPIP)(CPIP) to be managed by to be managed by FRONTEX.FRONTEX.

2011-2014:2011-2014: FP7 integration & FP7 integration & demonstration projectsdemonstration projects to test EUROSUR to test EUROSUR components.components.

PHASE 2: Common tools at EU PHASE 2: Common tools at EU

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Knowledge BaseFormalised description of vocabulary and concepts of the CPIP

Basic GeodataMainly for visualisation purposes

Consistency Check Consistency Check

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CPIP SourcesEvaluation Evaluation

Consistency & Consistency & Plausibility CheckPlausibility Check

Analysis, Analysis, IntegrationIntegration

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Reports, sensor systems, HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, OSINT, NCC, ICC, ILO, third countries, …

FP7 Security projectsFP7 Security projectsNameName PERSEUSPERSEUS SeaBILLASeaBILLA I2CI2C

CoordinatorCoordinator Indra (ES)Indra (ES) SELEX (IT)SELEX (IT) DNCS (FR)DNCS (FR)

IndustryIndustry 30, incl. EADS, Siemens, 30, incl. EADS, Siemens, DNCSDNCS

25, incl. Indra, EADS25, incl. Indra, EADS 19, incl. 19, incl. Zeppelin, Zeppelin, Furuno, Rockwell CollinsFuruno, Rockwell Collins

Key topicsKey topics Detection of small craft.Detection of small craft.Fusion of information.Fusion of information.Establishment of situational Establishment of situational picture at regional/EU level.picture at regional/EU level.Presentation of information.Presentation of information.Interoperability.Interoperability.

Define architecture for Define architecture for surveillance, surveillance, integrating novel integrating novel sensors. Draws on sensors. Draws on OPERAMAR OPERAMAR conclusions.conclusions.

System of shore-based System of shore-based and deployable sensor and deployable sensor platforms to track vessel platforms to track vessel movements to detect movements to detect suspicious events and suspicious events and threats.threats.

Demon-Demon-stration / stration / exercisesexercises

2 demo campaigns:2 demo campaigns:-Western Med – 2013Western Med – 2013-Eastern Med – 2014Eastern Med – 2014Illegal migration & drugs Illegal migration & drugs

2 test scenarios:2 test scenarios:English channel English channel (drugs) & Southern (drugs) & Southern Med (illegal migration)Med (illegal migration)

Mediterranean border Mediterranean border zones.zones.

StartStart 11stst quarter 2011 quarter 2011 June 2010June 2010 July 2010July 2010DurationDuration 4 years4 years 45 months45 months 48 months48 monthsBudget (EU)Budget (EU) M€ 42, 3 (M€ 27, 8)M€ 42, 3 (M€ 27, 8) M€ 15, 43 (M€ 9, 84)M€ 15, 43 (M€ 9, 84) M€ 15, 34 (M€ 9, 87)M€ 15, 34 (M€ 9, 87)

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STEP 7: Common information sharing environment for border control / internal security purposes covering Canary Islands, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.

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