LUXEMBOURG – Today and the day of tomorrow, the Council the European Union (Justice and Home Affairs) is meeting with the following provisional agenda:
1. Adoption of the provisional agenda
2. Approval of the list of "A" items
3. Trafficking Human Beings
a) Presentation by Europol
b) Implementation of the action plan – state of play (Presentation by the Presidency and
the Commission)
c) Recommendations of the AGIS 2005 Project "Comprehensive training for Law
enforcement Authorities Responsible for Combating Trafficking in Children/Minors
d) Council Conclusions on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings in
connection with major international events, including sports events
4. External relations: Information points of the Presidency and Commission
a) Implementation JHA External Relations Strategy (Action Oriented Papers and
Ministerial Conference 4-5 May 2006)
b) Follow-up to Hampton Court: Implementation of priority actions in the area of
migration
c) Outcome of the EU - Russia PPC meeting
5. Initiative by the French Republic with a view to amending the Council Decision amending
Annex 12 of the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 14a of the Common Manual on
the fees to be charged corresponding to the administrative costs of processing the visa
applications
6. List of safe countries of origin
7. UN-High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
(14-15 September 2006 in New York)
8. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations ("ROME II") (public deliberation)
9. Questions relating to judicial cooperation in civil matters examined in other Community draft instruments
10. Opening of the N-Lex (Interface for national law) and presentation of Eur-Lex
11. Proposal for a Framework decision on certain procedural rights in criminal proceedings
throughout the European Union
12. Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the European Evidence Warrant (EEW) for obtaining objects, documents and data for use in proceedings in criminal matters
13. Draft Framework Decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to the
enforcement of sentences
14. Agreement between the EU and Iceland and Norway on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the EU and Iceland and Norway
15. Draft Framework Decision on the fight against organised crime
16. A.O.B.
- High level dialogue on the fight against terrorism - Information by the Presidency
In the margins of the Council
- Meeting of the Mixed Committee at Ministerial Level - (27 April at 10.00)
1. Adoption of the provisional agenda
2. Initiative by the French Republic with a view to amending the Council Decision amending Annex 12 of the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 14a of the Common Manual on the fees to be charged corresponding to the administrative costs of processing the visa applications
3. Common application centres for visa
- Presentation by the Commission
4. SIS II
a) State of play
b) Results of the Ad-hoc high level group
5. Proposal for a Council Decision on the improvement of police cooperation between the
Member States of the European Union, especially at the internal borders and amending the
Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement: political debate
6. (poss.) Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data
processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (certain
questions)
7. A.O.B
Source: EU Council