Schengen Information System
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| The database for handling the borders of the EU known under the Schengen agreement. |
The Schengen Information System or SIS is an EU information system that supports border controls and law enforcement cooperation in and between Schengen countries. It contains information on wanted or missing persons or persons who are not authorised to enter or reside in the Schengen area. This information system also includes property such as cars, firearms, and identity documents which have been reported lost, stolen or used in a crime.[1]
Problems
- Full article: European Union
- Full article: European Union
The EU urged its members in March to deport illegal migrants, with Greece opting for the EU to fine non-European countries that don't take their citizens back in 2023. Elections in Germany coming in 2024 were noted be also a reasoning for these new crackdowns, as social-economical problems caused by immigrants could cause the AfD party to win, as Schengen was deemed to be working in stopping unwanted immigrants.[2] [3][4]
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Brexit
Use of the Schengen Information System is limited to members of the European Union and signatories of the Schengen Agreement Application Convention. While still a member of the EU but not of the Schengen Agreement, the United Kingdom had limited access to the SIS. This access ceased from 1 January 2021. In June 2020, the Security and Intelligence subcommittee of the House of Lords, on hearing evidence by Home Office Minister James Brokenshire, expressed concerns that failure of the (post-Brexit) trade negotiation between the United Kingdom and the EU could lead to worrying delays in access to counter-terrorism intelligence. In 2023 the United Kingdom gaining access to EU datasets was stated to be at "a very early stage", and was not expected to be completed before the 2027/2028 financial year.[5]
References
- ↑ https://www.aepd.es/en/international/supervision-of-large-systems/information-system-schengen-sis
- ↑ https://www.voanews.com/a/greece-wants-eu-to-slap-sanctions-on-countries-that-won-t-accept-return-of-illegal-migrants/7297844.html
- ↑ https://apnews.com/article/european-union-migration-deportation-returns-asylum-dd76171c27878aa26842af2955f8ee2b
- ↑ https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/02/schengen-zone-are-border-controls-making-a-comeback
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jun/16/failure-of-brexit-talks-could-lead-to-terrorism-intelligence-delays-say-lords
