Meeting: Justice and Home Affairs Council, 21 April 2016

A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 21 April 2016 in Luxembourg. Its conclusions included the following items:

+ Discussion regarding security matters - following-up on the previous JHA Council meeting in March 2016 in the aftermath of the Brussels attacks - with a focus on the use and interoperability of databases and the proposals from the European Commission on the smart borders package;

+ Discussion on the implementation of the conclusions of the European Council summit held in March 2016 and the statement agreed by the EU and Turkey;

+ Exchange of views on the European Commission's communication on the reform of the common European asylum system;

+ Briefing on the progress of the proposal for a European border guard, on which the Council adopted its position on 6 April.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Extraordinary meeting of Ministers for Justice and Security and representatives of the EU Institutions, Brussels, 24 March 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/extraordinary-meeting-of-ministers-for-justice-and-security-and-representatives-of-the-eu-institutions-brussels-24-march-2016/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Council adopts EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) directive http://www.europeansources.info/record/council-adopts-eu-passenger-name-record-pnr-directive/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: San Marino taxation agreement approved by EU https://www.europeansources.info/showDoc?ID=1212334

ESO: Background information: Press Release: EU strengthens rights of children in criminal proceedings http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-strengthens-rights-of-children-in-criminal-proceedings/

EurActiv, 22.04.16: New ‘European Border Guard’ system to be agreed by 30 June http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/new-european-border-guard-system-to-be-agreed-by-30-june/

EUObserver, 21.04.16: EU wants 'single-click' police access to personal data https://euobserver.com/justice/133161

Politico, 21.04.16: Interior ministers sign off on EU coast guard http://www.politico.eu/article/interior-ministers-sign-off-on-eu-coast-guard-december-mediterranean-sea/

EurActiv, 26.04.16: Commission calls for closer cooperation to combat foreign fighters http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/commission-calls-for-tighter-cooperation-to-combat-foreign-fighters/

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