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Public and non-public documents produced by the European Commission in relation to the interoperability proposals, and earlier relevant documents.

• Commission's powerpoint presentation 14.9.18 (pdf): Current debate is about the necessity of the common identity repository. S&D, Greens and GUE are against, ALDE is undecided/split. Commission is trying to convince everybody that it is needed, but at the shadow rapporteurs meeting conceded that it is not strictly necessary. S&D have made a proposal without the CIR, and with a decentralised multiple-identity detector (MID).

Commission proposals

• Commission: Amended proposal on asylum and migration: Amended proposal for a Regulation on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) (COM 478, 13 June 2018, pdf):

"This proposal, under Chapter IX, seeks to amend the original proposal only insofar as it presents the further necessary amendments to other legal instruments that are required under the interoperability proposal. These amendments were identified as necessary in the original proposal but, because of ongoing negotiations between co-legislators on some of the systems concerned, it was not possible to include the necessary amendments in the original proposal."

• Commission: Amended proposal on police cooperation: Amended proposal for a Regulation on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration) (COM 480, 13 June 2018, pdf):

"This proposal, under Chapter VIIIa, seeks to amend the original proposal only insofar as it presents the further necessary amendments to other legal instruments that are required under the interoperability proposal. These amendments were identified as necessary in the original proposal but, because of ongoing negotiations between co-legislators on some of the systems concerned, it was not possible to include the necessary amendments in the original proposal."

• Commissioner King Presents Interoperability Proposals to LIBE Committee, European Parliament, Strasbourg (15 January 2018)

• Proposal for a Regulation on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) and amending Council Decision 2004/512/EC, Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Council Decision 2008/633/JHA, Regulation (EU) 2016/399 and Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 (COM 793, 12 December 2017, pdf)

• Proposal for a Regulation on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration) (COM 794, 12 December 2017, pdf)

• Staff Working Document - Part 1 (COM SWD, 473, 12 December 2017, pdf)

• Staff Working Document - Part 2 (COM SWD, 473, 12 December 2017, pdf)

• Security Union: A stronger EU Agency for the management of information systems for security and borders (24 May, 2018, link):

"Today, the European Parliament (LIBE Committee) and the Council (COREPER) reached a political compromise on the Commission's proposal to strengthen the mandate of the eu-LISA, the EU Agency for the operational management of large scale IT systems for migration, security and border management."

And see: Council: eu-LISA: agreement between the Council Presidency and the European Parliament (Press release, pdf)

• Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Regulation XX/2018 [Interoperability Regulation], and Decision 2004/512/EC and repealing Council Decision 2008/633/JHA (COM 302-18, 16 May 2018, pdf) and see Impact Assessment: SWD 195-18 (pdf) Including a "technical" discussion on lowering the age of finger-printing children from 12 to 6 years old. See also: Executive Summary: SWD-196-18

2017

• The 12th report of the Security Commissioner (December 2017, pdf)

• Proposal for a Regulation on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) and amending Council Decision 2004/512/EC, Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Council Decision 2008/633/JHA, Regulation (EU) 2016/399 and Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 (COM 793, 12 December 2017, pdf)

• Proposal for a Regulation on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration) (COM 794, 12 December 2017, pdf)

• Staff Working Document - Part 1 (COM SWD, 473, 12 December 2017, pdf)

• Staff Working Document - Part 2 (COM SWD, 473, 12 December 2017, pdf)

• Regulatory Scrutiny Board Opinion on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between European Union information systems (borders and visa) (SEC 554-17, 12 December 2017, pdf). The Regulatory Scrutiny Board is “an independent body of the Commission that offers advice to the College,” which provides “a central quality control and support function for Commission impact assessment and evaluation work.” Its Opinion on the interoperability proposals

• Frequently asked questions - Interoperability of EU information systems for security, border and migration management (12 December 2017, pdf)

• Position paper on the consultation: Consultation on the interoperability of EU information systems for borders and security (October 2017, COM, pdf)

• Commission Consultatation on interoperability (18 October 2017, link): It is notable that very few "stakeholders" or civil society groups submitted papers as part of the consultation - in fact only six were sent in and 18 responses to a survey form.

• Eighth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union (COM 354, 29 June 2017, pdf)

• Commission Recommendation of 12.5.2017 on proportionate police checks and police cooperation in the Schengen area (C-3349, 12 May 2017, pdf)

2016

• Stronger and Smarter Information Systems for Borders and Security (COM 205-16, 6 April 2016, pdf)

2015

• 24.11.2005 COM(2005) 597 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT on improved effectiveness, enhanced interoperability and synergies among European databases in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (EU doc no 15122-05, 29 November 2005, pdf)