Police officials in the International Relations Unit of the police corps, the SIReNE office, have visited other SIReNE offices in Europe to see how other countries were operating the Schengen Information System, and to take part in talks and practical exercises which acquainted them better with the system.

A police corps statement said the visits were made possible by the Justice and Interior Ministry and the Planning and Priorities Coordination Division in the Office of the Prime Minister.

In all 16 SIReNE office officials went on four visits to Rome and also visited Stockholm and Vienna over the past year. The Vienna visit had concluded the programme for last year but seven officials would be going to SIReNE in Rome this month and six other officials would later be visiting the SIReNE office in Luxembourg.