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EU: Council of the European Union: Prum implementation, EU Crime Survey, EU sanctions and SIS II
01 January 2012
EU: Council of the European Union: Prum implementation, EU Crime Survey, EU sanctions and SIS II
- PRUM (the automated exchange of personal data on vehicles, fingerprints and DNA):
Implementation of the provisions on information exchange of the "Prüm Decisions" - overview of documents and procedures - overview of declarations - state of play of implementation of automated data exchange (pdf) Includes Member State by Member State breakdowns
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Implementation of the Prüm Decisions - lessons learned (pdf)
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The implementation of the "Prüm Decisions" turned out to be a complex challenge on different levels.... An increased political will to cope with the Prüm requirements was asked for. However, Member States' meeting the deadline was hampered by domestic issues such as pending legislation, technical concerns or concerns with regard to human or financial resources." and "Information exchange for the purpose of EU internal security relies on a panoply of activities which can significantly diverge from one Member State to another."
See also:
Automated searches ("fishing expeditions") may be damaging national police data (Statewatch database) and
Latest limits placed on automated searches: Implementation of the “Prüm Decisions” regarding fingerprints - Search capacities (EU doc no: 5860/3/10, pdf)
- EU Crime Survey including long list of questions:
Proposal for a Regulation on European statistics on safety from crime (pdf)
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EU Crime Survey: Proposal for a Regulation on European statistics on safety from crime - Summary table (pdf). Detailed discussion of the Council's position.
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European Union autonomous sanctions: - Recommendations for working methods for EU autonomous sanctions (pdf): "Restrictive measures against third countries, individuals or entities are an essential foreign policy tool of the EU."
- SIS II:
Questions regarding SIS II which shall be taken into account by the European Commission in its written report to the JHA Council in December 2011 – Follow-up (pdf). The Austrian and German delegations pose a number of question to the Commission on the construction of SIS II and the contract.