Press Release: Commission aims at intensifying fight against serious crime and terrorism by authorizing law enforcement authorities to consult fingerprints of applicants for international protection

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Series Details IP/09/1295 (10.9.09)
Publication Date 10/09/2009
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On 10 September, 2009, the Commission adopted a package of measures aimed at authorising law enforcement authorities to consult the EURODAC database for the purpose of fighting terrorism and serious crime, such as trafficking in human beings and in drugs. The measures also aim at integrating the suggestions of the European Parliament and the Council on the EURODAC Regulation for making the EURODAC database more efficient.
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European Commission: MEMO/09/382: Police cooperation: Allowing access to fingerprints stored in EURODAC by Member States' law enforcement authorities and by Europol http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/382&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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