Bits & Bytes – eu-LISA Quarterly Newsletter

On 1 October 2025, Tillmann Keber took office as the new Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA). He was selected by the Agency’s Management Board on 18 June 2025.Commenting on the new leadership, Rene Vihalem, Chair of the eu-LISA Management Board, said: The Management Board bas...

On 1 October 2025, eu-LISA is hosting the High-Level Conference 2025, titled “Strategic Autonomy in Action: Keeping Europe and Its Borders Secure with Trusted Technology.”The event brings together senior representatives from EU institutions, national authorities, industry and academia to explore how sovereign technologies, legal frameworks, and skillsets can reinforce the EU’s security and resilie...

On 12 October 2025, the new Entry/Exit System (EES) entered into operation, marking a new era in European border management. Developed and managed by eu-LISA, the system represents a major step in the digitalisation of Europe’s external borders, replacing manual passport stamping with an electronic registration system.Progressive Roll-Out Across Europe The EES went live on Saturday night, 12 Octob...

On 24 November 2025, eu-LISA inaugurated its new premises in Strasbourg — the ASPIRE Building, a modern seven-storey facility located in the heart of the European Quarter, close to the European Parliament and surrounded by key European institutions. The new building marks an important step in ensuring that the Agency has the space and working conditions needed to meet its expanding operational res...

Throughout 2025, eu-LISA delivered targeted training activities to support Member States in the effective use of EU large-scale IT systems in the areas of migration, asylum and internal security. The training helped national authorities prepare for both the operational use of existing systems and the implementation of systems under development.Delivering training at scaleDuring the year, the eu-LI...

eu-LISA has recorded one of its strongest internship calls to date, receiving more than 1 000 applications for its 2025 intake. Following the selection process, 20 interns joined eu-LISA in October, taking up placements across the Agency’s sites in Tallinn, Strasbourg and Brussels.The increased interest reflects a growing awareness of eu-LISA’s work in managing the EU’s large-scale IT systems in t...

eu-LISA has published its Single Programming Document for 2026–2028, following approval by the Agency’s Management Board on 19–20 November 2025.The document sets out clear priorities to drive Europe’s border, migration and justice systems into their next phase of operational maturity and confirms the Agency’s central role in delivering secure, interoperable and resilient digital infrastructure acr...

The strategic direction for the next phase of the EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) information environment has been set out, following the endorsement of the Interoperability Roadmap 2027–2028 by Home Affairs Ministers at their meeting on 8 December 2025 in Brussels. The Roadmap outlines how the EU’s large-scale IT systems — and the interoperability components that connect them — will continue to...

This annual report comprises the technical functioning of the Eurodac central system in 2024.It covers the operational management activities carried out by eu-LISA, as well as an overview of statistical data generated at central level on the usage by Member States.

The world today faces numerous and mounting challenges to environmental sustainability, including but not limited to climate change.eu-LISA actively incorporates environmental sustainability into its policies and practices, guided by the EU Green Deal and Sustainable Development Goals.Implementing an EMAS-aligned environmental management system is not just a certification — it is a strategic step ...