Press Release: From Tampere to Tampere: Commission responds to EU citizen’s demands to build up Europe as an area of freedom, security and justice

Following the special meeting of the European Council in Tampere on 15-16 October 1999 where it was decided to create an area of freedom, security and justice in the European Union and ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs informal meeting in Tampere scheduled for 20-22 September 2006 the European Commission on 28 June 2006 presented its first political assessment of progress in implementing the Hague Programme. The package The package included
(1) a Communication 'First implementation report of the Hague Programme and Action plan' (the 'Scoreboard Plus'), which took stock of all actions achieved in 2005 and focuses for the first time on implementation at national level;
(2) a Communication on Evaluation of JFS policies, the main objective was to establish a mechanism providing for effective evaluation of the implementation and results of policies in this area;
(3) a Communication 'Implementing The Hague Programme: the way forward', which was the follow-up in the Justice, Freedom and Security area to the Commission Communication on 'A citizen's agenda: delivering results for Europe', adopted on 10 May 2006.
(4) a Communication on the adaptation of the provisions of Title IV relating to the powers of the Court of Justice.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/252: Strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union: report on the implementation of The Hague Programme for 2005 (the so-called 'the Hague scoreboard plus'), 28.6.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/252&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/253: Communication 'evaluation of EU policies on freedom, security and justice', 28.6.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/253&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/254: Implementing The Hague Programme: the way forward, 28.6.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/254&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/255: Improving judicial protection in matters covered by Title IV by boosting the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice, 28.6.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/255&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

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