Justice and Home Affairs Council, 27-28 March 2017

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Series Details 27-28.03.17
Publication Date 27/03/2017
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A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 27-28 March 2017. The agenda includes the following topics:

+ Exchange of views on migration policy, focusing on the implementation of the Malta Declaration from February 2017;

+ Discussion on the EU's return policy, based on a Communication from the European Commission on this topic;

+ Briefing on the progress regarding the following legislative proposals: reform of the common European asylum system (CEAS), proposal on a European travel and information authorisation system (ETIAS), proposals on an entry/exit system;

+ Review of progress at technical level on the following proposals: directive concerning contracts for the supply of digital content; directive on countering money laundering by criminal law, regulation on mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders;

+ Discussion on the state of play and the way forward on the topic of criminal justice in cyberspace as well as exchange of views on policy options for the criminal justice response to the issue of foreign terrorist fighter returnees.

Source Link http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2017/03/27-28/
Related Links
ESO: Background information: Justice and Home Affairs Council, 8-9 December 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/justice-and-home-affairs-council-8-9-december-2016/
ESO: Background information: Informal meeting of justice and home affairs ministers, Valletta, Malta, 26-27 January 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/informal-meeting-of-justice-and-home-affairs-ministers-valletta-malta-26-27-january-2017/

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