• EU Innovation Hub Annual Event Report 2022

    On 13-14 September 2022, the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security held its Annual Event in Brussels. Under the theme “Shaping responsible solutions for internal security”, the event focused on the need to develop effective security solutions while at the same time meeting citizens’ expectations in terms of privacy, transparency and accountability. The discussions focused on encryption and AI (the

  • eu-LISA Industry Roundtable October 2022 Report

    On 11-12 October 2022, the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) hosted the 16th edition of the Industry Roundtable, organised in cooperation with the Czech Presidency of the EU Council. The event, titled ‘EES, ETIAS and Carriers Getting Ready for the Entry into Operation’, focused on

  • 10 Years as the Digital Heart of Schengen

    In 2022 eu-LISA celebrates its tenth year of operations. For the past decade, the Agency has focused on transforming traditional models for border and migration management into digital ones, working side by side with EU Institutions and Member States to ensure that new technologies are trustworthy, bring added value to people, and are used solely for legitimate purposes, allowing the

  • Factsheet: VIS Technical Report 2019-2021

    The factsheet features the most relevant highlights of the VIS report on the technical functioning of the system and should be considered as a detailed annex to the report itself.

  • VIS Technical Report 2019-2021

    Report on the technical functioning of the Visa Information System (VIS). Activities implemented, projects developed and other information included in the document (such as data provided by Member States on the usage of the system), cover the October 2019 to September 2021 period.

  • eu-LISA Industry Roundtable June 2022 Report

    On 16 June 2022, the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) hosted the 15th edition of the Industry Roundtable, organised in cooperation with the French Presidency of the EU Council. The event, titled ‘Biometric Technologies in Identity Management and Verification’, focused on technologies addressing capability gaps

  • Eurodac - 2021 Statistics - factsheet

    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