Justice and Home Affairs Council, 12-13 October 2017

Summary:

A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 12-13 October 2017. The agenda includes the following items:

• Exchange of views on proposal amending the Schengen Borders Code;
• Exchange of views on improving cooperation between law enforcement and intelligence actors on counter-terrorism;
• Informal discussion on the role of resettlement in the overal migration management and asylum policies of the European Union;
• Briefing on progress relating to legislative initiatives making up the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS);
• Adoption of proposed Regulation on setting up the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) by those joining the enhanced cooperation initiative;
• Discussion of proposed Regulation establishing a centralised system by expanding the existing European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS);
• Policy debate on the proposed Regulation on the mutual recognition of freezing confiscation orders;
• Adoption of conclusions on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the previous year.

Official

Outcome of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, 12-13 October 2017 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/22084/st13029en17.pdf

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