Traduction de «Deuxième liberté » (Français → Anglais) :

The Action Plan of the Council and the Commission on how best to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam on an area of freedom, security and justice , the Conclusions of the Tampere European Council of 15 and 16 October 1999, the Resolution of the European Parliament of 20 September 2000 on the European Union’s position at the World Conference Against Racism and the current situation in the Union and the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the biannual update of the Scoreboard to review progress on the creation of an area of ‘freedom, security and justice’ in the European Union (second half of 2000) call ...[+++]for action in this field.

First, the specific programme is complemented by a second instrument under the general programme Security and Safeguarding Liberties, the specific programme Prevention of and Fight against Crime , which focuses on law enforcement and crime prevention in the sense of Title VI of the Treaty on European Union.

Second Report (A5-0291/2003 ) by Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs, on the initiative by the Federal Republic of Germany with a view to adopting a Council Directive on assistance in cases of transit for the purposes of removal by air (14848/2002 – C5-0011/2003 – 2003/0801(CNS))

As new Member States have joined the Schengen area, the size of the SIS database has grown correspondingly: between January 2008 and 2010, the total number of SIS alerts rose from 22.9 to 31.6 million.[12] Anticipating such an increase in data volumes and changes in user needs, Member States decided in 2001 to develop a second-generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), entrusting this task to the Commission.[13] Currently under development, SIS II aims to ensure a high level of security in the area of freedom, security and justice by enhancing the functions of the first-generation system and to facilitate the movement of persons us ...[+++]ing information communicated via this system.

In any event, it can be noted that Article 45 of the draft Charter currently before the three institutions for their approval with a view to being formally proclaimed at Nice enshrines the right of every citizen, male or female, of the European Union “to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States”, and Article 45(2) stipulates that, “Freedom of movement and residence may be granted, in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community, to nationals of third countries legally resident in the territory of a Member State”.

The second area is that of freedom: freedom to move and reside wherever one wishes in the Union; freedom of information; freedom to vote for all who have European citizenship – and that includes not just Member State citizens but third country nationals.