On the 14th of June, 1985 five Member States: the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic signed Schengen agreement on gradual abolition of checks at common borders (Schengen Agreement), the aim of which was bringing about the abolition of checks at their common borders on the movement of persons, citizens of Member States and facilitate the transport and movement of goods. After some years other Member States, except The United Kingdom and Ireland, acceded to the Schengen Agreement. The two states (Norway and Iceland), a non-Member States have also acceded to Schengen Agreement.
Convention from 19 June 1990 Applying the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the governments of the States of the Benelux economic union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (Schengen Implementation Agreement) was the basis for establishing the Schengen Information System (SIS) and facilitating the implementation of the principle of free movement in Schengen acquis.
Schengen: enlargement of Europe’s border-free area
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The Schengen information system
The Schengen Information System
Regulations of the Lithuanian National Second Generation Schengen Information System
The Schengen Information System
EU Information System (Security and Borders)
SIS II - 2018 ANNUAL STATISTICS / FACTSHEET. MARCH 2019
SIS II – 2018 Statistics / February 2019
The Schengen information system 1
The Schengen information system 2
Legal content
Personal Data Protection in the Schengen Information System
Schengen Supervision Coordination Group
Personal Data Protection in the Schengen Information System: English, Russian, Arabic.
Institutions responsible for the execution of functions according the Schengen acquis
Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior
https://policija.lrv.lt/en/
Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau International Relations Board National Division of SIRENE
https://policija.lrv.lt/en/
Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior
http://www.migracija.lt/
State Border Guard Service at the Ministry of the Interior
http://www.pasienis.lt/eng/I-pradzia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
https://www.urm.lt/default/en/
Information on persons' right to private life acceding to Schengen zone
Leaflet prepared by State data protection inspectorate Requirements to personal data protection according to Schengen Convention
Request for access to information on data in the second generation Schengen Information System
Request for Deletion of Data Unlawfully Stored in the Second Generation Schengen Information System
Useful links
Access rights and data protection
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