Publications

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 The statistics cover refused entries, cases where the authorisation for stay was revoked or extended, as well as exemption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.

Article 40(2) of Regulation (EU) No 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 14 May 2024 requires Member States to send to the Commission and eu-LISA a list of designated authorities accessing to, and rectifying or erasing of, data recorded in Eurodac for the purposes laid down in Article 1(1) points (a), (b), (c) and (j) of

As part of its core activities, eu-LISA is responsible for developing, implementing and coordinating training activities on the technical use of the large-scale IT systems it operates for IT experts and other law enforcement officials in the Member States that manage the IT systems, and the JHA EU Agencies using them.