Tag: European Criminal Records Information System
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New database: EU extends criminal records to third country nationals and stateless persons
Five EU biometric databases will be merged into a “Common Identity Repository”. The regulations of all systems have to be renewed. The possibilities of the authorities will be expanded. The European Union will extend its cross-border European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) to third-country nationals and stateless persons. This was agreed by the Council and […]
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New data retention planned for border crossings of all European Union citizens
The European Union could soon save the date and place of each crossing of the EU’s external borders. Travellers’ identification documents would be read out and their biographical data saved along with information regarding border crossings. Police forces and intelligence services would have access to this data. The European Commission published the final report of the […]