05 February 2019
A press release from the Council of the European Union says: "Today, the Romanian Presidency of the Council and representatives of the European Parliament reached a preliminary agreement on the two proposed regulations establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the area of justice and home affairs. The preliminary agreement will now be presented to EU ambassadors for confirmation on behalf of the Council."
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The Romanian Council Presidency said: "To make sure we detect those who pose a security threat or who are lying about their identity, competent authorities carrying out checks need to have a full picture of the person in front of them."
See: Statewatch Observatory: Creation of a centralised Justice & Home Affairs database is "a point of no return"
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