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EU eases police access to databases
By EUobserver
The European Commission unveiled plans on Thursday to make EU-level databases in the area of justice and home affairs – such as the Schengen Information System (SIS) and others – more interoperable. EU justice commissioner Vera Jourova said the plans give "police, prosecutors and judges" better tools to fight cross-border crime and terrorism. EU-Lisa, the Estonia-based agency overseeing the databases, will be developing and managing future large-scale EU information systems.