Publications

On 1 October 2025, eu-LISA held in Tallinn, Estonia, and online, its annual High-Level Conference on “ Strategic Autonomy in Action: Keeping Europe and its Borders Secure with Trusted Technology” attended by approximately 300 senior stakeholders from the national authorities, EU institutions, industry and academia. Key topics relating to technological sovereignty of critical systems, rule of law and digital skills

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 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

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 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

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 – Eurodac, SIS, VIS – and those being developed – EES, ETIAS, ECRIS TCN and Interoperability - for IT experts and other law enforcement officials in the Member States that manage the IT

Each year, since it assumed the operational management of SIS, 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 28 April 2025. The Schengen Information System