In a bid to support law enforcement in the modern fight against crime, a new law is meant to facilitate cross-border exchange of data.

On Thursday, the vast majority of MPs in Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies passed the transposition into national law of the revised Schengen Information System, which is expected to improve cooperation between police and judicial authorities, including data exchange between them.

The law regulates access to each database and determines which authorities are competent to issue alerts. Exchanging data across borders is part of the modern fight against crime, Minister for Home Affairs Léon Gloden stressed.

"If you are opposed to border controls in the Schengen area, you must ensure that external border controls are actually carried out," Gloden said, adding, "and to do that, we need IT tools."

In 2024, more than 93 million alerts were entered into the Schengen Information System, including more than 31,000 from Luxembourg, according to Minister Gloden. The Luxembourg police arrested 31 people at the request of another member state, while 92 people were extradited to the Grand Duchy.