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Eurodac is the centralised European database that stores and processes the digitalised fingerprints of asylum seekers and irregular migrants who have entered a European country. This helps determine the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application. Eurodac stands for EUROpean Asylum DACtyloscopy database. Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 603/2013, at the end of each year eu-LISA

Eurodac is the centralised European database that stores and processes the digitalised fingerprints of asylum seekers and irregular migrants who have entered a European country. This helps determine the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application. Eurodac stands for EUROpean Asylum DACtyloscopy database. Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 603/2013, at the end of each year eu-LISA

This report provides a review of the progress achieved by the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security in 2022. The report was prepared by the Innovation Hub Team and provides a retrospective on the achievements of 2022. As in previous years, eu-LISA has been an active contributor to the Hub’s activities throughout 2022 and is still the only EU Agency

This is the list of designated authorities which have access to data recorded in the Central System of Eurodac pursuant to Article 27(2) of the Regulation (EU) No 603/2013, covering the purpose laid down in Article 1(1) of the same Regulation. The list was initially published on the OJ C237 on 20.07.2015. Where there are amendments thereto, the Agency shall

As part of its core activities, eu-LISA is responsible for developing, implementing and coordinating training activities on the technical use of the large-scale IT systems it operates – Eurodac, SIS, VIS – and those being developed – EES, ETIAS, ECRIS TCN and Interoperability - to IT experts and other law enforcement officials in the Member States that manage the IT

According to eu-LISA Management Board decision (No 2017-037 REV 1), the working language of the eu-LISA is English. English is also predominantly used by the main stakeholders of the Agency, operating at European level for public consultations, meetings and the publication of technical, legal or policy documents. The vast majority of eu-LISA communication is conducted in English. Where appropriate, the

This document is a summary overview of the Agency’s work programme for 2023. It presents eu-LISA's priorities and targets for the current year in concise and easy to use booklet. The full version of eu-LISA’s Single Programming Document 2023-2025 is available on this website and provides a comprehensive picture of the Agency's multiannual plans.

The Schengen Information System (SIS) received a set of major upgrades in March 2023. The 30 countries connected to Europe's largest IT system for internal security and border management now have access to a new set of functionalities and search capabilities which provide their authorised users with multiple ways to identify, amongst others, missing people and stolen goods or property.

Each year, since it assumed the operational management of the system, eu-LISA publishes the list of competent authorities which are authorised to directly search the data contained in SIS as well as the list of National SIS Offices and SIRENE Bureaux. All linguistic versions are available on this page and in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Schengen