EU Asylum Database Malfunctions on Pact Launch Day as 7-Day Migrant Screening Starts
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Updated · Reuters · Jun 12
EU Asylum Database Malfunctions on Pact Launch Day as 7-Day Migrant Screening Starts
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Jun 12
Summary
Eurodac, the EU’s central asylum database, suffered a technical failure during a system update on Friday, the day the bloc’s migration and asylum pact took effect.
Dutch immigration authorities said the system had not been fully operational even before the outage, and that several member states were affected.
The malfunction hit a database central to the new rules, which require irregular arrivals at EU borders to undergo mandatory screening lasting up to seven days before registration.
Eurodac stores fingerprints, facial images and travel-document copies, data used to assess vulnerabilities, nationality and asylum intent and to route some applicants into accelerated border procedures.
The outage adds to broader implementation strains, with several member states reportedly still lacking the infrastructure needed to carry out the pact’s new screening requirements.