Smart Borders

Border management is currently going through significant transformation. To address the need for the Schengen Area to move towards more modern (1) and efficient border management by using state-of-theart technology, the European Commission proposed the ‘Smart Borders package’ on 28 February 2013. This package contained legal proposals for establishing two systems that should help to speed up, facilitate and reinforce

Border management is currently going through significant transformation. To address the need for the Schengen Area to move towards more modern and efficient border management by using state-of-theart technology, the European Commission proposed the ‘Smart Borders package’ on 28 February 2013. This package contained legal proposals for establishing two systems that should help to speed up, facilitate and reinforce border-check

On 8 October 2015 eu-LISA held a working-level Conference in Tallinn entitled “The future tested Towards a Smart Borders reality”. The conference aimed to convene a diverse group of stakeholders and experts to discuss the evolution of border management in Europe and the technical solutions to be put in place. The various speakers and panellists involved in the conference evoked

The Report of the first international eu-LISA Conference “Smart Borders A Faster and Safer Way to Europe” has just been issued. The report features a summary of the speeches and the presentations delivered as well a synthesis of the discussions during the Conference who took place on 01 October 2014. Stakeholders, practitioners and experts from 25 European countries gathered at