border crossing pointmeans border crossing point as defined in point 8 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399;
emergency situationmeans a situation resulting from urgent and exceptional pressure, in which a large or disproportionate number of third-country nationals have crossed, are crossing or are expected to cross the external borders of one or more Member States or in which incidents related to illegal immigration or cross-border crime occur at the external borders of one or more Member States, and those incidents have a decisive impact on border security to such an extent that they risk jeopardising the functioning of the Schengen area, or any other situation in respect of which it has been duly substantiated that immediate action at the external borders within the objectives of the Instrument is required;
European integrated border managementmeans European integrated border management as referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896;
external border sectionmeans external border section as defined in point (11) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896;
external bordersmeans external borders as defined in point 2 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 and internal borders at which controls have not yet been lifted;
external sea bordersshall mean the outer limit of the territorial sea of the Member States as defined in accordance with Articles 4 to 16 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
hotspot areameans hotspot area as defined in point (23) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896;
operating supportmeans a part of a Member State’s allocation which may be used as support to the public authorities responsible for carrying out the tasks and providing the services which constitute a public service for the Union;
solidarity actionmeans an action, the scope of which is set out in point (b) of Article 56(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament of the Council, funded through financial contributions provided by Member States, referred to in Article 64(1) of that Regulation.
specific actionsmeans transnational or national projects that bring Union added value in accordance with the objectives of the Instrument for which one, several or all Member States may receive an additional allocation to their programmes;
Union actionsmeans transnational projects or projects of particular interest to the Union implemented in accordance with the objectives of the Instrument;