Publications

On 16 October 2019 eu-LISA hosted its sixth Annual Conference, "The New Information Architecture as a Driver for Efficiency and Effectiveness in Internal Security", in Tallinn, Estonia. The event, organised under the auspices of the Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, was the first to take place since the provision of an extended mandate to the Agency

This Key Findings document covers the highlights of the Distributed Ledger Technologies and Blockchain Perspectives for eu-LISA and the Large-Scale IT systems report and should be considered as a summary to the report itself.

This research and technology monitoring report provides an insight to the state-of-play of technological elements and legal perspectives of the blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, as well as the possible future applicability of those technologies in the domain of large-scale IT systems.

On 16 October 2019, eu-LISA hosted its sixth Annual Conference, "The New Information Architecture as a Driver for Efficiency and Effectiveness in Internal Security", in Tallinn, Estonia. The event - which was the first to take place since the provision of an extended mandate to the Agency through the approval of the new eu-LISA regulation - was organised under the

Main theme Towards Practical Implementation of the New JHA Information Architecture. The event was dedicated to discussing solutions for the implementation of the new interoperability architecture that are aligned with legal, functional and technical requirements.

eu-LISA is the EU Agency that operationally manages the Union’s largest IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice. With information technology, eu-LISA safeguards the EU’s internal security and supports the implementation of asylum, migration and border management policies for the benefit of European citizens. Since 2012, eu-LISA has ensured that Europe’s freedom, security and justice management systems

Eurodac is the European Asylum Dactyloscopy Database, managed by eu-LISA, which assists in the processing of European asylum applications. It is a centralised database that collects and handles the digitalised fingerprints of asylum seekers and irregular migrants. It helps determine the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application. National asylum authorities use Eurodac to store new fingerprints and compare

The Schengen Information System (SIS) is a large-scale IT system, managed by eu-LISA, which supports internal security and the exchange of information on persons and objects between national police, border control, customs, visa and judicial authorities. Since the Schengen area has no internal borders, SIS assists national authorities in sharing information with their European counterparts whilst performing border checks, and

The Visa Information System (VIS) is a large-scale IT system, managed by eu-LISA, which supports the implementation of the European Union’s common visa policy and facilitates border checks and consular cooperation in Europe. The system enables dedicated national authorities to enter and consult data, including biometrics, for short-stay visas for the Schengen Area. The system helps reduce “visa shopping” and