eu-com-schengen-coop

EUROPEAN UNION
DELEGATION TO ARGENTINA
LOCAL SCHENGEN COOPERATION (LSC)
Buenos Aires/ARGENTINA
ANNUAL REPORT
2013–2014 5
Buenos Aires, 28 May 2014
Ref. Ares(2014)1764325
1. Introduction
In Buenos Aires, consular meetings are organised by the Member States in charge of the
EU rotating presidency, in cooperation with the EU Delegation. To date, and since the
EU Delegation took on Lisbon competencies in January 2011, the local Schengen cooperation
meetings have been held after the consular meetings, which are organised by the Member State
holding the presidency, with the support of the EU Delegation.
Please note that Argentinian citizens do not need a visa to enter Schengen territory for a period of
90 days (within a period of 180 days) which, together with the high number of people with multiple
citizenship, sets the tone for local cooperation. In addition to visas granted to Argentinian citizens
for longer stays, visas are granted to citizens of third countries who are resident in Argentina, for
visits and transit purposes. It should also be noted that there are many citizens of EU Member States
and dual nationals resident in Argentina (more than one million in total), who are the priority for
European consulates. For this reason, Schengen cooperation is not a tricky issue in a country which
presents virtually no risks as far as migration is concerned, either for Member States or for the
EU Delegation, which lacks resources on this issue.
A large number of EU Member States are represented in Argentina, with 22 embassies
in Buenos Aires carrying out several different consular tasks, including Croatia, a new
EU Member State, as well as Norway and Switzerland, which are Schengen countries outside the
EU:
1. Germany
2. Austria (represents Malta)
3. Belgium (represents Luxembourg)
4. Bulgaria
5. Croatia
6. Slovakia
7. Slovenia
8. Spain
9. Finland
10. France
5 April 2013 — March 2014
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