Publications

In 2024, we ensured the seamless operational management of our existing systems, maintaining their high availability and responsiveness, and thus supporting millions of transactions underpinning operational decisions at the EU borders. 2024 also marked the successful integration of e-CODEX into eu-LISA's systems portfolio, supporting cross-border collaboration between justice practitioners, delivering better services to EU citizens, and accelerating the digitalisation of

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

The 2025 edition of the Research and Technology Monitoring Report provides an overview of the evolution of identity management technologies in the context of international travel, migration, and border management. As global mobility increases and the digitalisation of public services accelerates, secure, interoperable, and rights-respecting identity systems have become foundational to effective governance, security, and access to services.

The 2025 edition of the eu-LISA Industry Roundtable, titled ‘Building Better Government Software at Scale – Agile, DevSecOps and Software Factories’, brought together over 300 participants across EU Member States, EU institutions and agencies, and industry partners. The event was held in Warsaw, Poland, under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. During this