Justice and Home Affairs Council, 8-9 June 2017

Summary:

A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 8-9 June 2017. The agenda includes the following items:

• Discussion on the way forward relating to e-evidence, on the basis of the solutions identified as a result of the European Commission's expert process;
• Briefing by the European Commission on the work carried out in the expert process on encryption;
• Briefing by the Council Presidency on the state of play with regard to data retention;
• Discussion on the challenges related to the increased number of children in migration travelling to and arriving in the European Union, followed by the adoption of a set of conclusions;
• Adoption of general approaches relating to a number of legislative proposals, including:
  • Directive on the supply of digital content and services;
  • Directive on countering money laundering by means of criminal law;
  • Directive on data protection by the union institutions and bodies;
  • Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO);
  • Regulation on a European travel information and authorisation system (ETIAS);
  • Directive on the supply of digital content;
• Exchange of views on migration policy, in particular on the situation in the Central Mediterranean and on the implementation of the Malta Declaration;
• Discussion on return and readmission policy, followed by adoption of conclusions on enhancing return and readmission of illegal staying persons.
• Briefing on the work carried out on the reform of the common European asylum system (CEAS) and discussion on the way forward;
• Exchange of views on improving information exchange and interoperability of information systems, followed by the adoption of conclusions;
• Discussion on the legislative package aimed at improving the Schengen Information System (SIS).

Official

European Commission: European Commission welcomes the Council's commitment to improve information exchange and border management, 8 June 2017 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-1569_en.htm

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