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The year ahead is set to be just as significant as 2025, with the rollout of the new Eurodac, alongside ETIAS and ECRIS-TCN, marking the next key milestones in building a modern interoperability architecture for the EU’s domain of justice and home affairs. As always, we will continue to ensure a high level of responsiveness and availability across all existing

This annual report, pursuant to Article 40(1) of the Eurodac Regulation, covers the operational management activities as well as developments in the areas of security and data protection during 2024. In addition, as per Article 8(2) of the Eurodac Regulation, eu-LISA also publishes the annual statistics report, and the annual update of the list of designated authorities which have access

Article 65(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 requires eu-LISA to publish a consolidated list of those authorities in the Official Journal of the European Union. Member States shall notify eu-LISA of any changes made to this list without delay. In the event of such changes, eu-LISA shall publish once

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. Eurodac stands for EUROpean Asylum DACtyloscopy database. Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 603/2013, at the end of each year eu-LISA

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 Single Programming Document (SPD) presents eu-LISA's priorities and activities based on the Agency’s operational objectives and the EU's political priorities. As such, it provides eu-LISA's stakeholders with clarity and assurance that the Agency is taking a systematic and consistent approach toward fulfilling its mandate by efficient use of allocated human and financial resources.

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 towards achieving the Agency’s environmental

As the EU budget is comprised of taxpayers’ contributions, it is imperative that eu-LISA ensures its use is economical, effective and efficient exclusively allocated to authorised programmes and activities, in strict compliance with all applicable laws. Fraud affecting EU funds undermines the integrity and credibility of EU institutions, agencies and bodies including eu-LISA itself. To combat fraud effectively, the European

Each year, since it assumed the operational management of the system, eu-LISA publishes the list of competent authorities which are authorised to directly search the data contained in SIS as well as the list of National SIS Offices and SIRENE Bureaux. The present consolidated list is based on information communicated by Member States by 27 October 2025. The Schengen Information