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European Commission 2020 Work Programme: An ambitious roadmap for a Union that strives for more

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03 February 2020

The European Commission's work programme for the coming year includes a number of new measures in the field of justice and home affairs.

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"Today the European Commission adopted its 2020 Work Programme. It sets out the actions the Commission will take in 2020 to turn the Political Guidelines of President von der Leyen into tangible benefits for European citizens, businesses and society. The driving force behind this first Work Programme is to successfully grasp the opportunities that the twin ecological and digital transitions will bring."

European Commission 2020 Work Programme: An ambitious roadmap for a Union that strives for more (press release, link)

And: Annex I: New initiatives (pdf)

The heading 'promoting our European way of life' includes the following measures:

  • A New Pact on Migration and Asylum and accompanying legal proposals (non-legislative and legislative, Articles 78 and 79 TFEU, Q1 2020)
  • A new Security Union Strategy (non-legislative, Q2 2020)
  • Strengthening of Europol’s mandate (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 88 TFEU, Q4 2020)
  • Proposal for additional measures on Critical Infrastructure Protection (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Q4 2020)
  • A New EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings (non-legislative, Q4 2020)
  • EU Strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse(non-legislative, Q2 2020)

'A new push for European Democracy' includes:

  • New Strategy for the Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights (non-legislative, Q4 2020);
  • EU Strategy for Victims’ Rights (non-legislative, Q2 2020);
  • Report on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (non-legislative, Q2 2020)
  • Alignment of relevant Union law enforcement rules with regard to data protection (non-legislative, Q2 2020)

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