The Austrian initiative is a complement to the so-called "Prüm Decision", adopted by all Member States last summer to ensure that precise personal information --including for the first time DNA and fingerprints data -- may be exchanged swiftly and efficiently by national law enforcement officers to help combating terrorism and cross-border crime, including illegal immigration.
Prīmes Lēmumu dalībvalstis pieņēma 2007. gada vasarā, lai terorisma, pārrobežu noziedzības un nelegālās imigrācijas apkarošanai būtu iespējams operatīvi apmainīties ar personas datiem, pirmo reizi šādā apmaiņā iekļaujot DNA un pirkstu nospiedumus.