Background documents

Delivering on the Security Union (30/10/2019)

• COM(2019) 552 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council – Twentieth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
• Recommendation for a Council decision authorising the opening of negotiations for an agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the New Zealand authorities competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism
  • COM(2019) 551 - Recommendation
  • COM(2019) 551 - Annex

Delivering on the Security Union (27/09/2019)

• Recommendation for a Council decision to authorise the opening of negotiations for an Agreement between the European Union and Japan for the transfer and use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to prevent and combat terrorism and other serious transnational crime
  • COM(2019) 420 - Recommendation
  • COM(2019) 420 - Annex
• Proposal for a Council decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, in respect of the revision of Chapter 9 of Annex 9 (‘Facilitation’) to the Convention on International Civil Aviation with regard to standards and recommended practices on passenger name record data
  • COM(2019) 416 - Proposal and Annex

Delivering on the Security Union (24/07/2019)

• COM(2019) 353 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council – Nineteenth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Delivering on the Security Union (23/07/2019)

• Report from the Commission on the identification and designation of the European critical infrastructures
  • SWD(2019) 308 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council
  • SWD(2019) 310 - Executive Summary of the report from the Commission

Delivering on the Security Union (22/07/2019)

• EU-U.S. cooperation on tackling terrorist financing continues to produce results
  • Report from The Commission to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2019)342)
  • Staff Working Document (SWD(2019)301)

Delivering on the Security Union (27/06/2019)

• Evaluation of the 2015-2019 action plan on firearms trafficking between the EU and the south-east Europe region
  • Report from The Commission to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2019)293)
  • Staff Working Document (SWD(2019)282)

Delivering on the Security Union (20/03/2019)

• COM(2019) 145 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council – Eighteenth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
  • Annex
  • Commission Staff Working Document "Good practices to support the protection of public spaces"

Delivering on the Security Union (11/12/2018)

• COM(2018) 845 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council – Seventeenth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
• Annex to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council – Seventeenth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Delivering on the Security Union (10/10/2018)

• COM(2018) 690 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council – Sixteenth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
• Annex: List of legislative initiatives

State of the Union 2018 (12/09/2018)

• COM(2018) 640 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. A contribution from the European Commission to the Leaders' meeting in Salzburg on 19-20 September 2018
  • COM(2018) 640 - Annex to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online.
  • SEC(2018) 397 - Impact Assessment - Opinion of the Board accompanying the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online.
  • SWD(2018) 408 - Impact Assessment. Commission Staff Working Document - Impact Assessment accompanying the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online.
  • SWD(2018) 409 - Impact Assessment Summary. Commission Staff Working Document - Summary of the Impact Assessment accompanying the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online.

Delivering on the Security Union (13/06/2018)

• COM(2018) 470 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council – Fifteenth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
• COM(2018) 478 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) and amending Council Decision 2004/512/EC, Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Council Decision 2008/633/JHA, Regulation (EU) 2016/399 and Regulation (EU) 2017/2226
• COM(2018) 480 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration)

Delivering on the Security Union (17/04/2018)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council – Fourteenth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering evidence in criminal proceedings
  • Commission staff working document Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment accompanying the "Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters" and the "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering evidence in criminal proceedings"
  • Commission staff working document Impact Assessment accompanying the "Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters" and the "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering evidence in criminal proceedings"
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council laying down rules facilitating the use of financial and other information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offences and repealing Council Decision 2000/642/JHA
  • Commission staff working document executive summary of the impact assessment accompanying the document "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on laying down rules facilitating the use of financial and other information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offences and repealing Council Decision 2000/642/JHA"
  • Commission staff working document impact assessment accompanying the document "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on laying down rules facilitating the use of financial and other information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offences and repealing Council Decision 2000/642/JHA"
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing and use of explosives precursors, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors
• Annex to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing and use of explosives precursors, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors
  • Commission staff working document executive summary of the impact assessment accompanying the document "Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing and use of explosives precursors, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors"
  • Commission staff working document impact assessment accompanying the document "Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing and use of explosives precursors, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors"
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement
  https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/proposal-regulation-minimum-security-features-id-cards_en
  • Commission Staff Working Document Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment accompanying the "Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement"
  • Impact Assessment accompanying the "Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement"
• Commission Recommendation on immediate steps to improve security of export, import and transit measures for firearms, their parts and essential components and ammunition

Delivering on the Security Union (24/01/2018)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council – Thirteenth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Delivering on the Security Union (12/12/2017)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council on Twelfth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration)
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa)
  • Commission Staff Working Document: Impact Assessment Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) and Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration) (Part 1)
  • Commission Staff Working Document: Impact Assessment Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) and Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration) (Part 2)
  • Commission Staff Working Document: Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) and Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration)

Delivering on the Security Union (18/10/2017)

• Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and Canada for the transfer and use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to prevent and combat terrorism and other serious transnational crime
  • Annex
• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council – Eleventh progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Action Plan to improve the protection of public spaces
• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Action Plan to enhance preparedness against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear security risks
• Commission Recommendation on immediate steps to prevent misuse of explosives precursors
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Additional Protocol supplementing the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 217)
  • Annex
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 196)
  • Annex

Delivering on the Security Union (07/09/2017)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Tenth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Delivering on the Security Union (26/07/2017)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Ninth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
  • Commission Staff Working document: Comprehensive Assessment of EU Security Policy accompanying the document Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Ninth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union (Part 1)
  • Commission Staff Working document: Comprehensive Assessment of EU Security Policy accompanying the document Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Ninth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union (Part 2)

Delivering on the Security Union (29/06/2017)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Eighth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
  • Annex 1
  • Annex 2
• Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
  • Executive Summary of the Commission Staff Working document eu-LISA evaluation accompanying the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
  • Commission Staff Working document eu-LISA evaluation accompanying the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, and amending Regulation (EC) 1987/2006 and Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and repealing Regulation (EU) 1077/2011

Delivering on the Security Union (16/05/2017)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Seventh progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Delivering on the Security Union (12/04/2017)

• Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Sixth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Delivering on the Security Union (02/03/2017)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Fifth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Delivering on the Security Union (25/01/2017)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council - Fourth Progress Report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Delivering on the Security Union (19/01/2017)

• Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the joint review of the implementation of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program
  • Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Joint Review of the implementation of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program
• Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the joint review of the implementation of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security
  • Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the joint review of the implementation of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security
  • Commission Staff Working Document U.S. Response to the European Commission's Report on the Joint Review of the U.S. - EU Passenger Name Record Agreement accompanying the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the joint review of the implementation of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security

Delivering on the Security Union (21/12/2016)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council - Third Progress Report towards an effective and genuine Security Union
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on countering money laundering by criminal law

Delivering on the Security Union (08/12/2016)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Action plan to strengthen the European response to travel document fraud

Delivering on the Security Union (16/11/2016)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Second progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Delivering on the Security Union (12/10/2016)

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: First progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Delivering on the Security Union (07/09/2016)

• Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification system for aviation security screening equipment
  • Annexes
  • Impact Assessment
  • Impact Assessment Executive Summary

Security Union (20/04/2016)

• Communication: delivering on the European Agenda on Security to fight against terrorism and pave the way towards an effective and genuine Security Union (Annex)

Security Union (02/12/2015)

• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Implementing the European Agenda on Security: EU action plan against illicit trafficking in and use of firearms and explosives

  • Annex

Control of Firearms (18/11/2015)

• Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons

European Agenda on Security (28/04/2015)

• Communication: The European Agenda on Security

Counter-terrorism (09/12/2020)

• A Counter-Terrorism Agenda fore the EU: Anticipate, Prevent, Protect, Respond
• Reinforced Europol mandate

Delivering on the Security Union (08/12/2020)

• A Stronger, more efficient and secure EU Visa Policy: An upgraded Visa Information System

Delivering on the Security Union (30/10/2019)

• Update of the factsheet “Security Union – A Europe that protects”
• Factsheet “Security Union – List of Legislative Initiatives”
• Factsheet “Security Union – Operational Support from EU Agencies”
• Update of the factsheet "A Europe that protects: Countering terrorist content online”

Delivering on the Security Union (07/10/2019)

• Factsheet “A Europe that protects - EU Crisis Protocol: responding to terrorist content online”

Delivering on the Security Union (24/7/2019)

• Update of the factsheet “Security Union – A Europe that protects”

Delivering on the Security Union (7/5/2019)

• Update of the factsheet “Security Union – A Europe that protects”

Delivering on the Security Union (16/4/2019)

• Update of the factsheet “Closing information gaps”
• Update of the factsheet "EU Information Systems - Security and Borders"

Delivering on the Security Union (20/3/2019)

• Update of the factsheet “Security Union – A Europe that protects”

Delivering on the Security Union (26/2/2019)

• Update of the factsheet "A Europe that protects: Preventing Radicalisation"

Delivering on the Security Union (13/12/2018)

• Update of the factsheet “Closing information gaps”
• Update of the factsheet "EU Information Systems - Security and Borders"

Cybersecurity (11/12/2018)

• Update of the factsheet "Cybersecurity: Tackling non-cash payment fraud"

Delivering on the Security Union (11/12/2018)

• Update of the factsheet “Security Union – A Europe that protects”

Fighting trafficking in human beings (4/12/2018)

• Factsheet on “Stepping up action towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings”

Delivering on the Security Union (19/11/2018)

• Update of the Factsheet on the Schengen Information System

Delivering on the Security Union (10/10/2018)

• Update of the factsheet “Security Union – A Europe that protects”
• Building strong cybersecurity in Europe

State of the Union 2018 (12/9/2018)

• A Europe that protects: Countering terrorist content online

EU budget for the future (13/6/2018)

• Internal Security Fund – Building a Europe resilient to future security challenges

Delivering on the Security Union (13/6/2018)

• Update of the factsheet “Security Union – A Europe that protects”

Delivering on the Security Union (12/6/2018)

• Update of the factsheet “Update of the Factsheet on the Schengen Information System”

Delivering on the Security Union (25/5/2018)

• Security Union - Closing security information gaps: new EU rules on Passenger Name Record (PNR) data

Visa information system (16/5/2018)

• A stronger, more efficient and secure EU visa policy
• Update of the factsheet "EU information systems - Security and borders"

European Travel Information and Authorisation System (25/4/2018)

• Update of the factsheet ETIAS - The European Travel Information and Authorisation System

Delivering on the Security Union (17/4/2018)

• Update of the factsheet Security Union - A Europe that protects
• Security Union - Facilitating access to electronic evidence
• Security Union - Denying terrorists the means to act

Delivering on the Security Union (8/3/2018)

• A Europe that protects: Preventing Radicalisation
• Update of the factsheet Security Union: Protecting Public Spaces

Delivering on the Security Union (24/1/2018)

• Update of the factsheet Security Union – A Europe that protects

Delivering on the Security Union (12/12/2017)

• Security Union – Closing the information gap
• Factsheet "EU Information Systems – Security and Borders"

Delivering on the Security Union (18/10/2017)

• Security Union: Protecting Public Spaces
• Update of the factsheet Security Union – A Europe that protects
• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play October 2017

Cybersecurity (19/9/2017)

• Cybersecurity: Tackling non-cash payment fraud

Delivering on the Security Union (7/9/2017)

• Security Union: A Europe that protects
• European Agenda on Security: State of Play September 2017

Delivering on the Security Union (26/7/2017)

• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play July 2017
• Update of the Factsheet Security Union – A Europe that protects

Delivering on the Security Union (29/6/2017)

• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play June 2017
• EU Information system: Update June 2017
• Interoperability of EU Information Systems
• Security Union - A Europe that protects

Delivering on the Security Union (13/6/2017)

• Security Union - A Europe that protects

Delivering on the Security Union (16/5/2017)

• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play May 2017
• Infographic: Way forward towards achieving interoperability of EU information systems for borders and security - Planned legislative follow-up

Delivering on the Security Union (12/4/2017)

• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play April 2017

Delivering on the Security Union (2/3/2017)

• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play February 2017

Delivering on the Security Union (25/1/2017)

• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play January 2017
• EU Information system

Delivering on the Security Union (21/12/2016)

• Factsheet on the Schengen Information System
• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play December 2016

Delivering on the Security Union (8/12/2016)

• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play December 2016

Delivering on the Security Union (16/11/2016)

• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play November 2016

European Travel Information and Authorisation System (16/11/2016)

• ETIAS - The European Travel Information and Authorisation System

Delivering on the Security Union (12/10/2016)

• A European Agenda on Security: State of Play October 2016
  • Update of November 2016