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  Deferred Division - Schengen Governance
  
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  @ MP voted aye to support stronger governance of the Schengen area and adding Bulgaria and Romania to it. 
  @ MP voted no against stronger governance of the Schengen area and against adding Bulgaria and Romania to it. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted to support stronger governance of the Schengen area and adding Bulgaria and Romania to it. 
  
  
  The text of the motion approved by the majority of MPs was:
  
  
  :That the Committee takes note of [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2011:0561:FIN:EN:PDF European Union Document No. 14357/11, a Commission Communication: Schengen governance âstrengthening the area without internal border control], [http://register.consilium.europa.eu/doc/srv?l=EN&t=PDF&gc=true&sc=false&f=ST%2014359%202011%20INIT&r=http%3A%2F%2Fregister.consilium.europa.eu%2Fpd%2Fen%2F11%2Fst14%2Fst14359.en11.pdf No. 14359/11, a Draft Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 562/2006 in order to provide for common rules on the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders in exceptional circumstances], [https://lt.justice.gov.sk/Attachment/NÃ¡vrh%20nariadenia%20EN%20.pdf?instEID=-1&attEID=30772&docEID=149625&matEID=3495&langEID=1&tStamp=20110207134159717 No. 16664/10, a Draft Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis], [http://register.consilium.europa.eu/doc/srv?l=EN&t=PDF&gc=true&sc=false&f=ST%2014358%202011%20INIT&r=http%3A%2F%2Fregister.consilium.europa.eu%2Fpd%2Fen%2F11%2Fst14%2Fst14358.en11.pdf No. 14358/11, an amended proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis], and [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/documents/cls/cons_cons(2010)14142_/cons_cons(2010)14142_en.pdf No. 14142/10, a Draft Council Decision on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Republics of Bulgaria and Romania]; and
  :''supports the Governmentâs approach'' for stronger governance of the Schengen area whilst safeguarding the Member Statesâ primary responsibility in matters of internal security; securing an effective evaluation and monitoring mechanism which includes the UK in respect of Schengen provisions in which the UK takes part; and supporting the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area as they have met the criteria and standards required of them under the terms of their Acts of Accession.
  
  
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