http://revista.ieee.es/index.php/ieee 252 Journal of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies Núm. 10 / 2017 soon as possible to SIS, SIS II, the Visa Information System (VIS)58 and, in addition, to Interpol’s Stolen/Lost Travel Document database (SLTD). The necessity to ensure this has been demonstrated by the latest attacks in Paris, since the terrorists who perpetrated the attacks had made return trips to Syria without being detected. As a result, in addition to providing Frontex with access to the aforementioned systems, the amount of data concerning foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) included in SIS II would need to be increased and also the SIS II and Interpol databases relating to foreign borders should be systematically reviewed59. C. EUROJUST In turn, Eurojust is a key actor in the coordination and cooperation between national authorities as part of measures to tackle serious cross-border crime that affects the European Union60, yet also more particularly efforts to combat terrorism. In this context, in 2015 it created its first Coordination Centre of Foreign Terrorist Fighters and additionally provided assistance to Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) in terrorism cases61. In addition, the Agency investigates the trends and the evolution of the phenomenon of foreign fighters, principally on the basis of the Follow-up Report of the Terrorism Convictions Monitor and convictions in Member States relating to terrorism and violent radicalisation62. This Monitor includes information supplied exclusively to Eurojust by the national authorities of the various Member States (by virtue of Council Decision 2005/671/JHA) relating to criminal proceedings or convictions for terrorism offences, the specific circumstances of such offences, links with other related matters, requests for judicial assistance and the implementation of such requests63. In order to carry out its functions, the strategic cooperation that Eurojust currently undertakes with various other agencies, such as Europol, Frontex and OLAF, proves 58 Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation). 59 Council of the European Union. Report: State of play on implementation of the statement of the Members of the European Council of 12 February 2015 on counter-terrorism. 30 November 2015, Doc. 14734/15, p. 7 et seq. 60 Eurojust Annual Work Programme 2016, p. 4. 61 Council of the European Union. State of play on implementation of the statement of the Members of the European Council of 12 February 2015, the JHA Council Conclusions of 20 November 2015, and the Conclusions of the European Council of 18 December 2015. Brussels, 4 March 2016, Doc. 6785/16, p. 6. 62 Conclusions of the Council of the European Union and of the Member States meeting within the Council on enhancing the criminal justice response to radicalisation leading to terrorism and violent extremism. Press Release, 20 November 2015. 63 Internal Eurojust Report: Terrorism Convictions Monitor. Issue 18 February 2014, p. 3.
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