Brussels, 30/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 30 November, the Council of the EU took note of recent developments in the Visa Information System (VIS) and the Schengen Information System. Commissioner Jacques Barrot stated that the VIS will finally be operational in December 2010, as long as the national systems are ready. So far, only Greece is lagging behind. In the framework of the development of the SIS II, he said that he had obtained a contractual agreement (with HP/Steria), whereby...