The LIBE Commission adopted the report necessary for the negotiators of the European Parliament with the Council of the EU and the European Commission regarding the reform of the Schengen area According to the report, in case of serious threats, the member states will be able to reintroduce internal border controls for a maximum of 18 months The report violates a decision of the CJEU which states that the reintroduction of border control cannot exceed 6 months Apart from the reform of the Schengen area, the foreign ministers of France and Germany presented a study on the reform of the European Union