Glossary
The EMN Glossary – as one of the key products of the EMN - improves comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration. The Glossary draws on a variety of sources, but primarily on the legislation of the EU asylum and immigration acquis, and makes terms available in the majority of EU Member State languages.
The online version is regularly updated and available in various languages.
- BG: Шенгенска конвенция
- CZ: Schengenská prováděcí úmluva
- DE: Schengener Durchführungsübereinkommen
- EE: Schengeni konventsioon
- EN: Schengen Convention
- ES: Convenio de Schengen
- FI: Schengenin yleissopimus
- FR: convention de Schengen
- GA: Coinbhinsiún Schengen
- HU: Schengeni Egyezmény
- IT: Convenzione di Schengen
- LT: Šengeno konvencija
- LV: Šengenas konvencija
- MT: Kodiċi tal-Fruntieri / tal-Konfini ta’ Schengen
- NL: Schengen Uitvoeringsovereenkomst
- NO: Schengen-konvensjonen
- PL: Konwencja Wykonawcza do Układu z Schengen
- RO: Convenţia Schengen
- SE: Schengenkonventionen
- SK: Schengenský dohovor
- SL: Schengenska konvencija
Legislation supplementing the Schengen Agreement and laying down the arrangements and safeguards for implementing freedom of movement.
- BG: Шенгенска информационна система
- CZ: Schengenský informační systém
- DE: Schengener Informationssystem
- EE: Schengeni infosüsteem
- EN: Schengen Information System
- ES: Sistema de Información de Schengen
- FI: Schengenin tietojärjestelmä
- FR: Système d’information Schengen
- GA: Córas Faisnéise Schengen
- HU: Schengeni Információs Rendszer
- IT: Sistema di Informazione Schengen
- LT: Šengeno informacinė sistema
- LV: Šengenas informācijas sistēma
- MT: Sistema ta’ Informazzjoni Schengen
- NL: Schengeninformatiesysteem
- NO: Schengen informasjonssystem
- PL: System Informacji Schengen
- PT: Sistema de Informação de Schengen
- RO: Sistemul de Informaţii Schengen
- SE: Schengens informationssystem
- SK: Schengenský informačný systém
- SL: Schengenski informacijski sistem
A joint information system that enables the relevant authorities in each EU Member State, by means of an automated search procedure, to have access to alerts on persons and property for the purposes of border checks and other police and customs checks carried out within the country in accordance with national law and, for some specific categories of alerts (Art. 96), for the purposes of issuing visas, residence permits and the administration of legislation on aliens in the context of the application of the provisions of the Schengen Convention relating to the movement of persons.
The second-generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) was launched in April 2013 with enhanced functionalities, such as the possibility to use biometrics, new types of alerts, the possibility to link different alerts (such as an alert on a person and a vehicle) and a facility for direct queries on the system. SIS II also contains copies of European arrest warrants (EAW), which are recognised as having the same legal value as the originals, making it easier and quicker for the competent authorities to ensure the necessary follow-up. For more information, see the DG Migration and Home Affairs e-Library Glossary.