Indicative programme – Justice and Home Affairs Council of 7 and 8 March 2019

Place:
Europa building, Brussels

Chairs:
Carmen Daniela Dan, Minister of the Interior, and
Tudorel Toader, Minister of Justice of Romania

All times are approximate and subject to change

HOME AFFAIRS – Thursday, 7 March

+/- 09.00
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.00
Doorstep by Minister Dan

+/- 10.00
Meeting of Mixed committee (roundtable)
Adoption of the agenda
Regulation amending the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation
Any other business:
– Current legislative proposals

+/- 10.40
Beginning of the Home Affairs Council meeting
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of non-legislative A items
Approval of legislative A items (public session)

+/- 11.00
Regulation amending the European Border and Coast Guard (public session)

+/- 11.05
Reform of the Common European Asylum System and Resettlement (public session)

+/- 11.35
Any other business:
– Current legislative proposals (public session)

+/- 11.45
Migration – EU cooperation with third countries

+/- 13.30
Working lunch discussion on achievements and perspectives on home affairs

+/- 15.15
EU response to terrorism

+/- 16.45
Enhancing democratic resilience: securing free and fair elections and countering disinformation
Any other business

+/- 17.30
Press conference (live streaming from Justus Lipsius main press room)

JUSTICE – Friday, 8 March

+/- 09.00
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.15
Doorstep by Minister Toader

+/- 10.00
Beginning of the Justice Council meeting (roundtable)
Directive on whistleblowers protection (public session)
E-evidence package: Directive on the appointment of a legal representative for the gathering of evidence in criminal proceedings (public session)

+/- 11.15
Any other business:
– Current legislative proposals (public session)

+/- 11.25
Council Decision on the opening of negotiations for EU-US agreement on cross-border access to e-evidence

+/- 12.10
Council Decision authorising the participation in the negotiations on a second additional protocol to the Budapest Convention

+/- 12.55
EPPO Regulation: implementation
Any other business:
– Countering hate speech online

+/- 13.30
Working lunch discussion on use of Artificial Intelligence in the field of justice

+/- 15.00
Press conference (live streaming from Justus Lipsius main press room)