A security upgrade to the Schengen Information System (SIS), an EU-wide database on those seeking to travel to the union, went live on Friday, the European Commission said.
BRUSSELS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 28th December, 2018) A security upgrade to the Schengen Information System (SIS), an EU-wide database on those seeking to travel to the union, went live on Friday, the European Commission said."The upgraded database will help border guards to better monitor who is crossing the EU's borders; support police and law enforcement in capturing dangerous criminals and terrorists," it said.
The Commission moved to close security gaps in the system two years ago, just days after a Tunisian man rammed a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin before fleeing to Italy where he was gunned down after a Europe-wide manhunt.
The new rules will improve data sharing within the borderless union, introduce a new alert category for unknown wanted persons, make it obligatory for member states to create a SIS alert in terror-related cases, and give full access to the EU police, Europol.
