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Council Decision 2008/633/JHA of 23 June 2008 concerning access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist of

Full title: "Council Decision 2008/633/JHA of 23 June 2008 concerning access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences". This Decision complements the VIS Regulation by establishing a legal...
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Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Sw

To make possible the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Schengen acquis in accordance with Article 16 of the Schengen Agreement of Switzerland and under the terms and conditions...
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Communication from the Commission on the creation of a Forum for discussing EU justice policies and practice

The Forum aims to: contribute to dialogue between practitioners by providing a permanent platform. The aim is to facilitate exchanges of views, improve mutual understanding, gradually build...
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Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007 concerning cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in the field of tracing and identification of proceeds from, or other property related to, crime

Rapid information exchanges help to combat cross-border organised crime. There is a need for close cooperation and direct communication between the relevant authorities of Member States involved...
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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Stepping up the fight against terrorism

Despite the progress made against terrorism, terrorists adapt to counter-terrorist efforts and use technologies (mobile telephony and the Internet) for propaganda communication, training,...
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Communication of the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council on the role of Eurojust and the European Judicial Network in the fight against organised crime and terrorism in the European Union

The Commission takes stock of the transposition of the Decision setting up Eurojust. Following its examination, it proposes granting wider powers to the national members and the College. It also...
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Council Decision 2007/533/JHA of 12 June 2007 on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

In 2013, the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) replaced SIS 1+. SIS II is a large-scale information system in the area of freedom, security and justice. It contains alerts on...
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