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2025 was a milestone year for the EU’s digital border management architecture. The shared Biometric Matching Service entered into operation for VIS and EES in May, followed by the progressive start of operations of the Entry/Exit System in October. VIS was connected with both sBMS and EES, strengthening the basis for more integrated, secure and scalable information exchange across the

This factsheet presents the key figures and highlights from eu-LISA’s training activities for Member States in 2025. It provides an overview of the training formats delivered, participation and satisfaction levels, cooperation with partners, and the development and use of eu-LISA’s online Learning Management System (LMS).

The EES Quarterly Report for Q1 2026 presents statistics recorded at the external borders of the Schengen area between 1 January and 31 March 2026. Published by eu-LISA in accordance with the EES Regulation, it provides an overview of refusals of entry, revoked and extended authorisations for stay, and exemptions from fingerprinting, with breakdowns by nationality, age and sex. As

Software development is one of eu-LISA’s core activities. This report looks at the role of generative AI in software engineering and its impact on software development practices. The report examines the evolution of AI tools in software engineering, the frameworks used to assess their performance, and the current landscape of AI coding assistants. It also considers their effects on developer

eu-LISA’s Annual Activity Report 2025 presents a year of major progress in supporting the EU’s justice and home affairs priorities through secure, reliable and innovative digital solutions. Throughout the year, the Agency ensured the stable and continuous operation of the large-scale IT systems under its mandate, including SIS, VIS, Eurodac, ECRIS RI and e-CODEX, while also taking on operational maintenance

eu-LISA publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the EES. This document is the first annual statistics report from the EES, covering the period from its entry into operations until the end of the year (12 October 2025 to 31 December 2025). The statistics cover refused entries, cases where the authorisation for stay was revoked or extended, as well as exemption

Data centres are becoming an increasingly important part of the EU’s energy system, already accounting for around 3% of electricity demand, with further growth expected as cloud computing and artificial intelligence continue to expand. This factsheet provides a brief overview of key figures of the accompanying report, covering the energy efficiency and sustainability of data centres.

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. This factsheet is a summary of the full report also published on this website.