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Commission Report on ECRIS 
25 March 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 21 December 2020, the Commission presented its second statistical report on the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS). This system has allowed judicial authorities to easily exchange information on previous criminal convictions since 2012. The purpose of the report is to present the compliance … Read more
EU Commission Criminal Records
Seamless Border Control 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In October 2019, Frontex ‒ together with the Border Service of Portugal (SEF) and the Lisbon Airport Authority (ANA) ‒ tested new technologies for border control at Lisbon airport to see whether biometric solutions can decrease the waiting time at borders. The technology uses face … Read more
EU Frontex Criminal Records Judicial Cooperation Law Enforcement Cooperation
Spotlight EU Creates New Central Database for Convicted Third Country Nationals 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Parliament and the Council have established the legal framework that will facilitate the exchange of information on past convictions of third-country nationals (TCNs). The new legislation responds to the problem that the current ECRIS, which was put in place in 2012, does not sufficiently address the particularities of requests concerning third-country nationals. Read more
EU Criminal Records