For the moment, the database is an initiative supported by a handful of states, including the Grand Duchy.
At the start of the month, EU Security Commissioner Julian King declared cooperation against terrorism was necessary in Europe. The new database will provide an automatic exchange of information for ongoing investigations, criminal prosecutions and convictions to prevent terrorism.
Luxembourg MEP Isabelle Wiseler, on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Subcommittee on Human Rights, believes it is inconceivable that this does not yet exist. It is not a recent initiative.
The first decision of the European Council in this area dates back to 2005, but member states have shied away from their responsibilities. To date, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Luxembourg are the only countries to have embraced the project.
This database will be managed by Eurojust, an agency of the European Union which takes charge of the exchange of judicial information. Wiseler said this was a guarantee that human rights will be respected.
Security plays a crucial part for the current policy, according to Wiseler. If citizens of the European Union feel insecure, this could lead to the rise of populism and a massive loss of freedom.
Wiseler also felt that this database should become mandatory rather than optional for all member states.
