Video conference of justice ministers, 2 December 2020

Summary:

EU Ministers responsible for matters relating to Justice held a videoconference on 2 December 2020. The agenda included the following items:

• Discussion on justice aspects of counter-terrorism, following a number of terrorist attacks across Europe;
• Discussion on the reporting of criminal offences related to hate crime and hate speech, and the role of online platforms in preventing the spread of such illegal content;
• Briefing on work concerning digital cooperation, including on the e-evidence legislative package;
• Briefing on work conducted related to supporting victims of terrorism, based on a report prepared by the Council Presidency;
• Presentation of a set of conclusions on the challenges and way forward regarding the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and extradition procedures;
• Analysis of a report prepared by the Eurojust and Genocide Network on the cumulative prosecution of foreign terrorist fighters for core international crimes and terrorism-related offences;
• Exchange of views on rule of law developments in the field of justice, following up on the Rule of Law report presented by the European Commission;
• Briefing on the state of play concerning the proposed regulation on assignments of claims, based on a report prepared by the Council Presidency;
• Briefing by the European Commission on the state of play with regard to the implementation of the EPPO Regulation.

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for Video conference of justice ministers, 2 December 2020 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/46925/justice-background_en.pdf

German Council Presidency: News, 02/12/2020: Videoconference of EU Justice Ministers: Focus on rule of law and the fight against terrorism https://www.eu2020.de/eu2020-en/news/article/videoconference-justice-terrorism-rule-of-law-/2422272

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