Asylum

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.