In parallel to the removal of controls at the internal borders, some compensatory measures were implemented, including: the establishment of efficient controls at the external borders, the reinforcement of the cooperation between those Member States' administrative, customs, police and judicial authorities, a common visa policy, and the creation of the Schengen Information System (SIS).
"Esmu priecīgs, ka Lisabonas [Reformu] līgumā sporta loma nav aizmirsta," debatēs norādīja ziņojuma autors, bijušais olimpiskais čempions paukošanā Pál SCHMIT (PPE-DE, HU).