European Commission sets out new approach on interoperability of information systems

The European Commission on Tuesday set out a new approach to achieve the interoperability of European Union (EU) information systems for security, border and migration management by 2020.

According to the Commission, the latest report proposed the way to address structural shortcomings of the information systems for borders and security under three main areas. That is to maximize the utility of existing information systems, to developing complementary systems to close information gaps where necessary and to ensure interoperability between EU systems.

The report also put forward a new approach to the management of data, where all EU information systems for security, border and migration management are interoperable in full respect of data protection and fundamental rights.

The main features of the approach include European search portal, shared biometric matching service and common identity repository, said the Commission.

The Commission will discuss the new approach with the European Parliament and the Council in order to reach a common understanding on the way before the end of 2017.

Following the recent global cyber attack, the report stressed its commitment to accelerate work to review the 2013 EU cybersecurity strategy in order to provide an effective response to cyber threats. Enditem