Prüm Convention
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The Prüm Convention (inaccurately[1] known as Schengen III Agreement)[2] is a law enforcement treaty which was signed on 27 May 2005 by Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain in the town of Prüm in Germany, and which is open to all members of the European Union, 14 of which are currently parties.
Convention on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration | |
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Type | Intergovernmental agreement |
Signed | 27 May 2005 |
Location | Prüm, Germany |
Effective | 1 November 2006 |
Condition | 2 ratifications |
Parties | 14 |
Depositary | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Languages | German, Spanish, French and Dutch (original) |
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Prüm Convention at Wikisource |
The treaty was based on an initiative by the then German Minister Otto Schily from mid-2003.[3] Core elements of the convention were picked up by EU Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime.[4][5]
The full name of the treaty is Convention between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Austria on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration.