Agendapunten komende Raad van Justitie en Binnenlandse Zaken in Brussel (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Tsjechisch voorzitterschap Europese Unie 1e helft 2009, gepubliceerd op maandag 23 februari 2009.

The Justice and Home Affairs Council will meet on 26 – 27 February 2009 in Brussels. Minister of Justice Jirí Pospíšil and Minister of the Interior Ivan Langer will chair the Meeting.

Ministers of the Interior will discuss the following items in the Home Affairs area on Thursday 26 February:

Draft Council Conclusions on SIS II (Schengen Information System, 2nd generation) Proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Asylum Support Office Combating illegal immigration in the Mediterranean Discussion on the situation of Iraqi refugees Draft Council Decision appointing the Director of Europol Guantánamo Visa Information System - state of affairs Rational Anti-Drugs Policy.

The press conference with the participation of Minister of the Interior Ivan Langer and Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security Jacques Barrot will take place on Thursday 26 February at 14:30.

The Justice Ministers will deal with the following topics on Friday 27 February:

Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings Implementation of the European Justice Action Plan Negotiating mandate for a mutual legal assistance agreement between the European Union and Japan Proposal for a Directive of the EP and of the Council amending Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution.

Jirí Pospíšil and his delegation will participate in the annual ERA reception and sign a memorandum on cooperation in the area of IT with a delegation from Poland and Slovakia. The press conference with the participation of Minister Pospíšil and Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security Jacques Barrot will take place on Friday 27 February at 12:45. A delegation of Justice Ministers will meet with the Czech Ambassador to the EU Milena Vicenová in the afternoon.

Contact: Petra Strítecká, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Justice for the Czech EU Presidency phone.: +420 221 997 261, mobile: +420 737 247 353; e-mail: pstritecka@msp.justice.cz