SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

Bulgarian Presidency of Council increases its attempts to include dual nationals in 'ECRIS-TCN' System

Brussels, 31/05/2018 (Agence Europe)

After the three political trialogues and several technical meetings, the positions of the Council and European Parliament remain diametrically opposed to including dual nationals in the discussions on the proposal setting up a centralised information system on the convictions of third country nationals ('ECRIS-TCN').

In a note dated 14 May, of which EUROPE has obtained a copy, the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU explained that although Parliament now recognised the risk of a...