Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA)
- Date: 4.6.2009 — 5.6.2009
- Venue: Luxembourg
- Category: Council of Ministers
- Theme: Justice and Home Affairs
The Justice and Home Affairs Council will meet on 4 – 5 June 2009 in Luxembourg. The meeting will be chaired by Czech Minister of the Interior Martin Pecina and Czech Minister of Justice Daniela Kovářová.
On Thursday 4 June the Interior Ministers will discuss the following items in the Home Affairs area:
- Schengen Information System II Visa Information System
- Conclusions of the Council and the representatives of the Member States´ Governments on the closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre
- First Asylum Package + Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Asylum Support Office
- Illegal immigration in the Mediterranean.
On Friday 5 June the Justice Ministers will address the following topics:
- Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on combating the sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
- International child abduction to countries that are not members of the Hague Convention
- Practical application of the European Arrest Warrant and the relevant extradition procedures between Member States
- Training of judges, prosecutors and judicial staff.
Press Releases
- 3.6.2009 - Ministerial Troika EU – Ukraine met in Luxembourg
- 4.6.2009 - Martin Pecina: Today we have decided future directions for SIS
- 5.6.2009 - The Last Justice and Home Affairs Council during the Czech Presidency rounded off successfully
Photo Gallery
- You can find the photo gallery from the meeting on the website of the EU Council.
Photo Gallery
Attached Files
- Background note (pdf, 169 kB)
- Agenda (pdf, 152 kB)
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