Terrorism, EU refers Italy to court: “It does not share information”

Despite the Commission’s “repeated requests”, to date Rome “does not allow Member States to access data relating to DNA, fingerprints and vehicle registration”. The European Commission has decided to refer Italy to the EU Court of Justice for failing to share the information necessary to combat terrorism and international crime. Despite “repeated requests” by the Commission, to date Rome “does not allow Member States to access data relating to DNA, fingerprints and vehicle registration”. For the Commission, the rules on sharing information between Member States, established by the so-called Pruem decision, are a “key tool” to combat “terrorism and international crime”. The infringement procedure had been ongoing for years: the reasoned opinion dates back to 2017.