Press Release: Justice and Home Affairs Council, Brussels, 1-2 December 2005

Items debated include: EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy; Implementation of the Action Plan to combat terrorism; EU strategy for combating radicalisation and recruitment to terrorism; Global approach to migration; External dimension of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice; EU assistance in combating drugs in Afghanistan; Data retention; European Evidence Warrant; European Order for Payment Procedure; Small Claims Procedure; Mediation in civil and commercial matters; Procedural rights in criminal proceedings throughout the EU; Improving information exchange between law enforcement across the EU; SIS II Progress.