Meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs&nbsp;on European Border and Coast Guard, in the EP in Brussels. Statement by Artis PABRIKS (EPP, LV), rapporteur. The report is adopted by 40 votes in favour, 10 against and 5 abstentions.&nbsp;Illustrative shots: Coast guard action in the Mediterranean around Greece (Molyvos) - Fence in Melilla (Spain) at the border between Morocco and Spain. General views of the fence separating the two countries. Police guards watching the fence.&nbsp;&nbsp; - Border checkpoint in the Spanish city of Melilla. Border policemen checking cars at the border, checking identity and taking fingerprints. Queue of people waiting to cross the border. Control room at the border police.&nbsp; - Thermal cameras sequences of illegal land crossing at the Greek-Turkish border (Orestiada). Police headquarter in Orestiada.

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Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Greece

migration control

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surveillance of the external borders of the EU (T)

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PABRIKS, Artis (EPP, LV)

identification checks

European Border and Coast Guard: extracts from the vote on the report by Artis PABRIKS (EPP, LV), Rapporteur and illustrative shots of border control

Chair of LIBE EP Committee opens the vote on the report by Artis PABRIKS (EPP,LV) on the European Border and Coast Guard; atmosphere shots during the vote

Rapporteur Artis PABRIKS (EPP,LV) voting.

Final vote on the text as modified, adopted by 40 votes in favour, 10 against and 5 abstentions.

Final vote on the decision on the opening of negotiations - mandate and composition of the negotiation team, adopted by 44 votes in favour, 9 against and 2 abstentions.

End of vote, applause, greetings to rapporteur.

Illustrative shots: Coast guard action in the Mediterranean around Greece (Molyvos). Source: European Council.

Illustrative shots: fence in Melilla (Spain) at the border between Morocco and Spain. General views of the fence separating the two countries. Police guards watching the fence.

Illustrative shots: border checkpoint in the Spanish city of Melilla. Border policemen checking cars at the border, checking identity and taking fingerprints. Queue of people waiting to cross the border. Control room at the border police.

Illustrative shots: Thermal cameras sequences of illegal land crossing at the Greek-Turkish border (Orestiada). Police headquarter in Orestiada.