EP Cmte approves improvement in Schengen Information System

BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (KUNA) -- The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee adopted three regulations Monday to update the Schengen Information System (SIS).
These include new 'alerts' on terrorist threats, 'return' decisions on illegally staying people in the EU better enforced, and more automatic and efficient information-sharing between EU member states.
Rapporteur of the new regulation, Carlos Cohelo, said in a press statement that "SIS is the biggest, most used, best-implemented database in the area of freedom, security and justice. But we need to prepare it for the future." SIS is a centralised, large-scale information system that supports border controls at the external Schengen borders and law enforcement and judicial cooperation in 29 countries throughout Europe. (end) nk.bs