Memo: EU-U.S. Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial meeting: 18 November in Washington, D.C.

Representatives of the European Union and the United States met in Washington, DC on 18 November 2013 to discuss issues of common interest in the field of justice and home affairs. The main agenda items were data protection, judicial cooperation in criminal matters, rights of victims of crime, mobility, migration and borders, counterterrorism and security, cybersecurity and cyber crime.

• Primary Source

Spiegel Online International, 18.11.13: Reding in Washington: EU Sends Tough Commissioner for NSA Talks http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/eu-sends-tough-justice-commissioner-reding-for-nsa-talks-in-us-a-934168.html

EurActiv, 19.11.13: Reding hails ‘constructive meeting’ with US on data privacy http://www.euractiv.com/infosociety/reding-hails-constructive-meetin-news-531779

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/1010: Joint Press Statement following the EU-US-Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting of 18 November 2013 in Washington http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1010_en.pdf

Deutsche Welle, 19.11.13: EU welcomes 'constructive' NSA surveillance talks http://dw.de/p/1AKYB

Deutsche Welle, 19.11.13: Reding: 'The US wants to rebuild trust' http://dw.de/p/1AKV3

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