COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (Justice and Home Affairs), Brussels - Main contents
| date | December 9, 2022 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Brussels, Belgium  |
| organisation | Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) i, Czech presidency of the EU i |
Council of the European Union
Brussels, 7 December 2022 (OR. en)
15556/22 OJ CONS 78
JAI 1607 COMIX 593
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
(Justice and Home Affairs)
Europa building, Brussels
8 and 9 December 2022 (10.00, 9.30)
Format 1+3 (+2 in listening room)
THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER 2022 (10.00)
HOME AFFAIRS
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1.Adoption of the agenda
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2.(poss.) Approval of "A" items a) Non-legislative list 15558/22 b) Legislative list (Public deliberation in accordance with 15560/22 Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)
P OLITICAL GOVERNANCE OF THE S CHENGEN AREA (‘S CHENGEN C OUNCIL ’)
Non-legislative activities
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3.Full application of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria, Croatia and
Romania
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a)Council Decision on the full application of the provisions (*) 15218/22 of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania
(Legal basis: Article 4 (2) of the 2005 Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania) (poss.) Adoption
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b)Council Decision on the full application of the provisions (*) 14239/22 of the Schengen acquis in Croatia
(Legal basis: Article 4 (2) of the 2011 Act of Accession of Croatia) (poss.) Adoption
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4.Overall state of the Schengen area a) Schengen barometer 15674/22 b) Schengen Council cycle 15271/1/22 REV 1 c) Internal security: counteracting migrant smuggling 15086/22 d) Interoperability
State of play
O THER H OME A FFAIRS ISSUES
Legislative deliberations (Public deliberation in accordance with Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)
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5.Regulation on addressing situations of instrumentalisation in the 15219/1/22 REV 1
field of migration and asylum Progress report
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6.Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse 14862/22
Progress report
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7.Any other business 15288/22
Current legislative proposals Information from the Presidency
Non-legislative activities
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8.Russia’s aggression against Ukraine 1 2 14684/1/22 REV 1
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a)The situation of Ukrainian refugees in the EU b) Internal security dialogue Exchange of views
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9.External dimension of migration and the situation along the 15270/22 + COR 1 main migratory routes 1 2 15749/22
Exchange of views Follow-up to extraordinary JHACouncil meeting on 25 November 2022
1 Exceptionally in the presence of the Schengen Associated States.
2 The EU agencies Europol, Frontex and EUAA are invited to this point.
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10.Asylum and migration 1 15265/22 + ADD 1 State of play
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11.Cooperation between competent authorities dealing with counter-terrorism 1 3
State of play presented by the Presidency of the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG)
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12.Council Recommendation on the resilience of critical 15454/22 infrastructure
Adoption
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13.Any other business
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a)Prague Process Ministerial Conference (Prague 24 and 12629/22 + ADD 1 25 October 2022)
Information from the Presidency
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b)EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and 14331/22 Home Affairs (Tirana, 3-4 November 2022)
Debrief by the Presidency
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c)EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting, 14779/22 Washington (14-15 December 2022)
Information from the Presidency
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d)Wildfire preparedness in the context of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism
Information from the Commission
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e)Union Civil Protection Mechanism response to the challenges arising from the war in Ukraine
Information from the Commission
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f)Designation of the Director General of the International 15637/22 Organisation for Migration (IOM)
Information from Portugal
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g)Work programme of the incoming Presidency Presentation by the Swedish delegation
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1 Exceptionally, in the presence of the Schengen Associated States.
3 The EU Agency Europol is invited to this point.
FRIDAY 9 DECEMBER 2022 (09.30)
JUSTICE
Legislative deliberations (Public deliberation in accordance with Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)
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14.e-evidence 15267/22
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a)Regulation on European Production and Preservation Orders for e-evidence
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b)Directive on appointment of legal representatives for gathering evidence
Progress report
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15.Directive on asset recovery and confiscation 15010/22
Policy debate
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17.Directive against strategic lawsuits against public participation 15222/22
("anti-SLAPP Directive") Policy debate
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18.Any other business 15288/22
Current legislative proposals Information from the Presidency
Non-legislative activities
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19.Fight against antisemitism 4 15165/22
Exchange of views
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20.Conclusions on the fight against impunity regarding crimes 15237/22 committed in connection with Russia’s war of aggression
against Ukraine Approval
4 The Fundamental Rights Agency is invited to this point.
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21.Conclusions on enhancing the capacities of the European 15003/22 Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN)
Approval
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22.EU accession to the European Convention for the Protection of 14858/22 Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) 13873/22 Policy debate
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23.Any other business
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a)EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and 14331/22 Home Affairs, Tirana, 3-4 November 2022
Debrief by the Presidency
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b)EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting, 14779/22 Washington, 14-15 December 2022
Information from the Presidency
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c)Conference on whistleblowing (Prague, 26-27 October 2022) Information from the Presidency
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d)Workshop on digitalisation of justice (Brussels, 24 October 2022)
Information from the Presidency
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e)Recommendation on procedural rights of suspects and 15292/22 accused persons subject to pre-trial detention and on
material detention conditions Information from the Commission
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f)EU 2022 Annual Report on the application of the EU 15737/22 Charter of Fundamental Rights
Information from the Commission
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g)Work programme of the incoming Presidency Presentation by the Swedish delegation
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THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER 2022 (10.00)
Meeting of the SCHENGEN MIXED COMMITTEE
P OLITICAL GOVERNANCE OF THE S CHENGEN AREA (‘S CHENGEN C OUNCIL ’)
Full application of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria, Croatia and
Romania
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a)Council Decision on the full application of the provisions of the 15218/22
Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania
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b)Council Decision on the full application of the provisions of the 14239/22
Schengen acquis in Croatia Policy debate
Overall state of the Schengen area 5 a) Schengen barometer 15674/22 b) Schengen Council cycle 15271/1/22 REV 1 c) Internal security: counteracting migrant smuggling 15086/22 d) Interoperability
State of play
Any other business Current legislative proposals 15288/22 Information from the Presidency
First reading
Restricted item
Item based on a Commission proposal
(*) Item on which a vote may be requested
5 The EU agencies Frontex, Europol and eu-LISA are invited to this point.
The Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) is composed of the Ministers of Justice and/or Home Affairs of the Member States of the European Union.
In the Council of the European Union, the ministers from the EU Member States take a joint decision on the policy to be implemented within the EU. The Council is supported by the Committee of Permanent Representatives, which prepares decisions and guards the implementation and adherence of the decisions monitored by the Council.