STATE BORDER CONTROL

Sa？etak The paper deals with state border control. The introduction stresses the importance of both the existence and preservation of state borders without which no country in the world could exist. Moreover, through the implementation of effective and quality control, the values that a certain society has achieved are maintained, which is also a guiding principle of this paper. Regardless of the subject matter itself, it is always important to start from a theoretical approach, thus here we give a clear definition of state borders, the notion of border, types of borders and everything that makes them exist as such. An important role of the EU regulation in the fight against and prevention of organised smuggling of people is emphasised and theoretical assumptions thereof are presented. The role of the EU bodies and systems, such as FRONTEX and the Schengen Information System, is also extremely important. The Republic of Croatia plays a very proactive role in this respect because of its specific position and the fact that its borders are at the same time the longest external land borders of the European Union. In this regard, it is necessary to act in a systematic, organised and coherent manner together with all EU Member States in order to prevent any negative impacts of migrant waves