Justice and Home Affairs Council, 20 May 2016

Author (Corporate)	Council of the European Union
Publisher	General Secretariat of the Council
Publication Date	20/05/2016
Content Type	News, Overview, Policy-making
	Summary: A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held on 20 May 2016. The agenda included the following items: Debate on visa policy in light of the latest proposals tabled by the European Commission on visa liberalisation; Adoption of general approach on proposed Regulation revising the suspension mechanism for visa liberalisation agreements; Exchange of views on the migration situation, in particular the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement; Briefing on the progress concerning the draft Regulation establishing a European Border Guard.
Source Link	Link to Main Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2016/05/20/
Related Links	Official General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for the Justice and Home Affairs Council, 20 May 2016 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/22668/background_en.pdf General Secretariat of the Council: Outcome of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, 20 May 2016 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/22667/st09183en16.pdf European Commission: Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos following the Justice and Home Affairs Council (20 May 2016) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_16_1883 News Politico, 19/05/2016: EU to back temporary halt on visa-free travel http://www.politico.eu/article/eu-to-back-temporary-halt-on-visa-free-travel-migration-refugee-schengen/ EurActiv, 20/05/2016: EU official: Turkey should wait for visa waiver until October http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/eu-official-turkey-should-wait-for-visa-waiver-until-october/
Subject Categories	Justice and Home Affairs
Subject Tags	Council of the European Union
Keywords	JHA Meetings
International Organisations	European Union [EU]