There is black smoke between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU over the proposal to introduce a centralised information system on the criminal records of people from outside the EU (ECRIS-TCN), and the tricky question of including people with double nationality in the system.
While some sources said that the talks in September had been positive (see EUROPE 12096), they seem to be blocked again and are likely to contradict the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU's...