Vi er af den overbevisning, at forvaltningen af de ydre grænser bør have en reel europæisk dimension, hvis der skal foretages en effektiv gennemførelse af de foranstaltninger, som Rådet allerede har truffet for at bekæmpe illegal indvandring og kriminalitet i forbindelse hermed.
As Mr Cushnahan knows from the Council’ s reply to his previous question, the Commission was commissioned to carry out a feasibility study to improve controls at maritime borders following the adoption of the comprehensive plan to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings in February 2002.