European Union area of freedom, security and justice

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European Union policy area legal framework pillar of European integration

The European Union area of freedom, security and justice is a policy and legal framework that aims to ensure free movement while coordinating member states’ cooperation on immigration, asylum, border control, police, and judicial matters.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice	1
Justice and Home Affairs pillar	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union policy area ⓘ legal framework ⓘ pillar of European integration ⓘ
aimsTo	coordinate cooperation on asylum policy among EU member states ⓘ coordinate cooperation on external border control among EU member states ⓘ coordinate cooperation on immigration policy among EU member states ⓘ coordinate judicial cooperation in civil matters among EU member states ⓘ coordinate judicial cooperation in criminal matters among EU member states ⓘ coordinate police cooperation among EU member states ⓘ ensure free movement of persons within the European Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	AFSJ ⓘ European Union area of freedom, security and justice ⓘ surface form: Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
coordinatedBy	Council of the European Union ⓘ surface form: Justice and Home Affairs Council
developedBy	European Council ⓘ
historicalDevelopment	originated in the Justice and Home Affairs pillar of the Maastricht Treaty ⓘ
implementedBy	EU member states ⓘ European Commission ⓘ
includesInstrument	Dublin Regulation ⓘ Eurodac system ⓘ Eurojust legal framework ⓘ European Arrest Warrant ⓘ Europol legal framework ⓘ Frontex legal framework ⓘ Prüm Decisions ⓘ Schengen Information System ⓘ Schengen acquis ⓘ Visa Information System ⓘ
legalBasis	Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ surface form: Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Treaty on European Union ⓘ Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
monitoredBy	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ⓘ surface form: European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
objective	access to justice for EU citizens and residents ⓘ high level of security within the European Union ⓘ mutual recognition of judicial decisions ⓘ protection of fundamental rights in security and justice policies ⓘ
overseenBy	Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ
partOf	European Union ⓘ
policyField	asylum ⓘ border management ⓘ data protection in law enforcement ⓘ immigration ⓘ judicial cooperation in civil matters ⓘ judicial cooperation in criminal matters ⓘ police cooperation ⓘ
relatedTo	Common European Asylum System ⓘ EU internal security strategy ⓘ Schengen Area ⓘ
strengthenedBy	Amsterdam Treaty ⓘ Treaty of Lisbon ⓘ surface form: Lisbon Treaty

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Union area of freedom, security and justice → alsoKnownAs → European Union area of freedom, security and justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Treaty on European Union → createdPillar → European Union area of freedom, security and justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Justice and Home Affairs pillar

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union → legalBasisFor → European Union area of freedom, security and justice ⓘ