Information Sharing in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice - Towards a Common Standard for Data Exchange Between Agencies and EU Information Systems

In the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice1 (AFSJ), the process of European integration has considerably supported the establishment of Union bodies, agencies and information systems in recent years. Horizontal information sharing, including the exchange of personal data between these bodies, has become an essential tool in the internal security policy of the European Union (EU). Inter-agency cooperation betweenAFSJ actors, such as Europol, Eurojust or Frontex as well as the Commission’s anti-fraud unit, OLAF, led to the conclusion of agreements providing for mutual information exchange. In addition, the access of law enforcement and judicial agencies