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EU borders database defenestrated in Prague?

Moep

But losing money is... 

So, the politicians of the Shengen-Countrys would rather "not-touch-the-running-system" AFTER they are halfways through the update than deal with the possibilities of technical errors.

Boy I´m glad they all never did their Windows-Updates ^^

Bert Ragnarok

Who reads The Register? 

Coat

Well, we don't know that as yet. However, it's obvious that it's written by fans of the thirty-years war...

Don't let me forget my musket.

chris

good. 

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good news. getting rid of Schengen would be worth twice that price.

Anonymous Coward

An emerging pattern? 

EU?

Hasty decision makers?

Remember EU gps equivalent? Was that the one that should have been running in 2003?

I bet all of the committees, staff, support workers, .. are still earning a nice bit on that one?

James

@AC 01:11GMT 

"Remember EU gps equivalent? Was that the one that should have been running in 2003?"

Galileo?

The system that is currently being developed and will neutralise satellite navigation from the US military and increase its accuracy for free and allow Safety of life services?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_positioning_system

Bronek Kozicki

28m ? Who cares? 

Very little compared to what has already been wasted by UK alone on failed IT projects - NHS being first example .

Midas

My take on the matter... 

Stop

Yet another white elephant (of ruinous taxpayer money expenditure) trying to get out of the pond (of total bankruptcy) by delicately jumping over the water lilies (of our debt laden economy)...