Eu-LISA

eu-LISA
European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

eu-LISA headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia
Agency overview
Formed2011 (establishment)
1 December 2012 (2012-12-01) (began activities)
JurisdictionEuropean Union
HeadquartersVesilennuki 5, 10415
Tallinn, Estonia
59°27′02″N 24°44′12″E / 59.450640°N 24.736670°E / 59.450640; 24.736670
Agency executive
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Websiteeulisa.europa.eu
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The European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) that was founded in 2011 to ensure the uninterrupted operation of large-scale IT systems within the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ), that are instrumental in the implementation of the asylum, border management and migration policies of the EU.[1] It began its operational activities on 1 December 2012.[1]

The current establishing regulation[2] entered into force on 11 December 2018, repealing the previous regulation and expanding the Agency's mandate. The new mandate strengthens the Agency's capacity to improve, design and develop information systems for European security, border management and migration, and broadens the scope of the Agency's work on research, innovation, testing and on the possibility to support the development of pilot projects and proofs of concept.[3]

eu-LISA's headquarters are in Tallinn, Estonia, whilst its operational centre is in Strasbourg, France.[1] In addition, eu-LISA also has a technical backup site in St Johann im Pongau, Austria. The current interim executive director is Luca Zampaglione, who assumed the role in July 2024.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Who We Are". eu-LISA. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ Official Journal of the European Union (14 November 2018). "Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA), and amending Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011". Official Journal of the European Union.
  3. ^ EU-LISA CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT 2020 (29 June 2021). Document 2021–136 REV.1 eu-LISA Consolidated Annual Activity Report 2020. eu-LISA Management Board.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Top Management". eu-LISA. Retrieved 31 July 2024.