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Current action plans

Action Plans are drawn up by the European Commission and are used - as the name suggests - to outline actions to be taken in specific policy areas. The current general framework for Justice and Home Affairs policy derives from the Stockholm Programme, which has its own Action Plan. Other plans are issued in subsidiary policy areas on an ad-hoc basis.

The Stockholm Programme

• The Stockholm Programme: An open and secure Europe serving and protecting the citizens
• Delivering an area of freedom, security and justice for Europe's citizens: Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme
  • Statewatch Briefing: European Commission: Action Plan on the Stockholm Programme: Comments by Professor Steve Peers
  • Statewatch Analysis: Commission: Action Plan on the Stockholm Programme: A bit more freedom and justice and a lot more security
  • Statewatch Observatory: The "Stockholm Programme" - "The Shape of Things to Come"

Counter-terrorism/Crisis management

• EU Action Plan on combating terrorism
• Council Conclusions on strengthening chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) security in the European Union - an EU CBRN Action Plan

Drugs

• Political declaration and action plan adopted by the ministers responsible for the fight against drug trafficking at the Ministerial meeting on transatlantic cocaine trafficking held by the French Presidency of the G8 in Paris on 10 May 2011
• EU Drugs Action Plan for 2009-2012

Foreign affairs/External relations

According to the European Commission, "the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was developed to promote prosperity, stability and security within the EU's neighbours and to avoid new dividing lines between the enlarged EU and its neighbours. Home Affairs issues remain a priority."

• Armenia: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 - Progress Report, May 2011
• Azerbaijan: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 - Progress Report, May 2011
• Egypt: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 - Progress Report, May 2011
• Georgia: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 - Progress Report, May 2011
• Israel: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 - Progress Report, May 2011
• Jordan: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 - Progress Report, May 2011
• Lebanon: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 - Progress Report, May 2011
• Moldova: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 - Progress Report, May 2011
• Morocco: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 (in French only) - Progress Report, May 2011 in French only)
• Occupied Palestinian Territory: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 - Progress Report, May 2011
• Tunisia: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 (in French only) - Progress Report, May 2011
• Ukraine: Action Plan - Progress Report, May 2010 - Progress Report, May 2011

Internal security

• Council of the European Union: Draft Internal Security Strategy for the European Union: "Towards a European Security Model"
• European Commision: The EU Internal Security Strategy in Action: Five steps towards a more secure Europe

Migration and asylum

• European Commission: Policy Plan on Asylum: An integrated approach to protection across the EU
• European Commission: Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors

Policing

• Council of the European Union: Draft annual Action Plan implementing the 2011-2013 EU Work Programme on further measures designed to maximise safety and security in connection with sports events, in particular football matches, with an international dimension 
• Annex to the Handbook for police and security authorities concerning cooperation at major events with an international dimension