EU's Criminal Records Information System needs solid infrastructure says European Data Protection Supervisor / Public Technology, 22 September 2008
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"On 16 September 2008, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted an opinion on a proposal for a Council Decision on the establishment of an electronic European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS). The Decision is part of a package designed to help EU Member States to share the criminal records of their citizens and exchange information on past criminal convictions."