11 May 2018
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Interoperability: latest Council text of the proposed Regulation on borders and visa
11.5.18
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Changes to the Commission proposal are marked in bold italics and strikethrough.
New changes to the Commission proposal compared to ST 7651/18 are marked in bold italics underline and strikethrough underline.
Delegations are invited to note that the corresponding recitals will be adjusted at a later stage."
See: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa)(8621/18, LIMITE, 8 May 2018, pdf)
Includes a number of footnotes listing Member States' scrutiny reservations.
Further reading
Fundamental Rights Agency: interoperability will give authorities unwarranted access to additional personal data(25 April 2018)
European Data Protection Supervisor: interoperability of biometric databases poses fundamental risks and must be widely debated (16 April 2018)
Briefing: The interoperability of Justice and Home Affairs databases(March 2018)
The legal proposals on interoperability are available here: "Interoperability": Plans to link all Justice & Home Affairs databases into one centralised system(17 December 2017)
EDPS "Reflection paper" on the interoperability of JHA databases poses fundamental questions (2 December 2017)
EU wastes no time welcoming prospect of Big Brother databases (15 May 2017)
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