The Eurosur system establishes a mechanism for information exchange and cooperation between different national authorities involved in border surveillance as well as with Frontex. The purpose of Eurosur is to detect, prevent and combat irregular immigration and cross-border crime and to contribute to the protection and saving lives of migrants.

Contents

• Key findings
• Background

1. European Situational Picture
   • 1.1 Search and rescue
   • 1.2 Protection of personal data
   • 1.3 Children
   • 1.4 Vessel tracking rules and non-discriminatory profiling
   • 1.5 Incidents not related to Eurosur
   • 1.6 Differences between Eurosur and JORA and their impact on fundamental rights
   • 1.7 Eurosur training
2. Cooperation with third countries
   • 2.1 General fundamental rights safeguards
   • 2.2 Specific data protection safeguards
   • 2.3 Assessment of risk of refoulement or serious harm