European Parliament
Hubert Pirker (PPE-DE ).
(DE)
Mr President, I should like to start by giving my sincere thanks for the commitment the Commissioner has shown in connection with the realisation of Schengen.
I have two questions. It has been discussed that ‘Schengen plus’ is supposedly to be implemented before Schengen II, in a transitional period. Is ‘Schengen plus’ a necessary requirement for the implementation of Schengen II? I am thinking here of Slovenia, which has apparently already implemented Schengen II.
My second question is this. What additional interlinking of files is envisaged with Schengen II?

