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Proceedings
of the Justice and
Home
Affairs Council, 1993 - present
This observatory
lists the Agendas, "A" and "B" points, press
releases, minutes/"outcomes" (known as
outcome of proceedings or
OP) and conclusions of
the European Union's Justice and Home Affairs Council meetings from
1993 (when
it was created) to the present.
Under the Lisbon Treaty the Agendas of the Justice
and Home Affairs Council meetings are divided into:
- "A" Points agenda -
legislative (adopted without discussion)
- "A" Points agenda - non-legislative (adopted without
discussion)
- "B" Points agenda:
discussed by Ministers: largely legislative measures but occasionally
include a non-legislative issue.
All legislative measures are listed
on the SEMDOC
website including Decisions (which are often listed
under "A" Points agenda - legislative).
Council conclusions:
for a number of meeting we have also provided links to the conclusions
adopted by the Council. These may be listed as "draft" conclusions when
presented to Council meetings which, after adoption, become
conclusions. Selected other reports agreed are also included. All were
adopted as "A" Points" without debate.
Council conclusions are
termed "soft law" as they are not legally binding on EU member states.
However, they are statements used by the Council to signal political
agreement on an issue and can enable (and legitimate) cooperation
between two or more member states. This may involve changes in practice
or law at national level, or the undertaking of joint operational
action. As such they have been used by as few as
three member states or by all. Conclusions also set out the direction
of policies to be pursued when the European Commission issues a
proposal.
The European and
national parliaments have no say at all regarding the content of
conclusions.
Since 11 September
2001 they have played an increasingly significant policy-making
function and are discussed at length in the Council's various working
parties. Council
Resolutions
have the same effect as conclusions.
Click on one of the years listed below
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3473rd
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs Luxembourg, 9-10 June 2016
Conclusions
3465th
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 20 May 2016
Amongst the others included on the "non-legislative" agenda was:
Agreement
between the United States of America and the European Union on the
protection of personal information relating to the prevention,
investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses
(Full-text, pdf) - Draft
Council Decision - Adoption (pdf)
- Council
Decision (pdf)
3461st
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Luxembourg, 21 April 2016
Conclusions: Asylum
decision practices: The Council approved the following conclusions (pdf)
3455th
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 10-11 March 2016
Other documentation
Statewatch News Online
3450th
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 25 February 2016
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3433rd
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 3-4 December 2015
The agenda included theEuropean Public
Prosecutor's Office, migration, e-evidence and data
retention, the EU's latest internal
security strategy, Europol, the migration of
students and researchers, the relocation of refugees and a common EU
list of safe countries of origin.
All Member States think mass surveillance 'is
still allowed'. Majority want new EU proposal. Will the Council never
learn? Justice and Home Affairs
Council; 3 December: "Data retention: The Council had a
general discussion on the consequences of the invalidation of the Data
Retention Directive by the European Court of Justice in April 2014. All
member states considered that retaining bulk electronic communication
data in a generalized manner is still allowed. A majority of
delegations also considered that an EU-wide approach has to be
considered in order to put an end to the fragmentation of the legal
framework on data retention across the EU, and invited the Commission
to present a new legislative initiative whenever possible."
The Council also "took note" of a progress report:
Migration
crisis : aspects of judicial cooperation and fight against xenophobia -
progress report (pdf).
And discussed putting Schengen on hold for two
years: Integrity
of the Schengen area (14300/15, pdf)
3432nd
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 20 November 2015
Other
documents
Further
information
3422nd Council meeting, Justice and Home
Affairs
Brussels, 9 November 2015
Other
documents
3415th Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Luxembourg, 8 and 9 October 2015
Other
documents
3411th Council meeting,
Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 22 September 2015
Other
documents
Extraordinary
meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council
Brussels, 14 September 2015
Other
documents
Further
information
3405th
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 20 July 2015
Other
documents
Background
Informal
Justice
and Home Affairs Council
Luxembourg, 9-10 July 2015
3396th
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Luxembourg, 15-16 June 2015
Other
documentation
3385th
Council meeting, Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs
Luxembourg, 20 April 2015
3376th Council meeting,
Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 12-13 March 2015
Other
documents
Informal Justice and Home Affairs Council
Riga, 29 January 2015
Other
documents
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3260th Council meeting, Justice
and Home Affairs
Luxembourg,
7-8 October 2013 |
| Agenda |
14105/13 |
| "A" Points |
14106/13 |
| "A" Points (non-legislative) |
14107/13 |
| Press release |
14149/13 |
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3151st
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 8 March 2012
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| Background note |
Background |
| Agenda |
6960/12 |
| "A" Points |
6961/12 |
| "A" Points (non-legislative) |
6963/12 |
| Press release |
7308/12 |
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3162nd
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 25 April 2012
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| Background note |
Background |
| Agenda |
8892/12 |
| "A" Points |
8974/12 |
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3185th
Council
meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Cyprus, 20 September 2012 |
| "A" Points |
CM
4239/12 |
| NOTE |
This meeting was subsequently cancelled. |
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3185th
Council
meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Cyprus, 25-26 October |
| Agenda |
15083/12 |
| "A" Points |
15257/12 |
| "A" Points (non-legislative) |
15258/12 |
| Press release |
15389/12 |
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3207th
Council
meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 6-7 December 2012 |
| Background note |
Background |
| Agenda |
17102/12 |
| "A" Points |
17110/12 |
| "A" Points (non-legislative) |
17111/12 |
| Press release |
17315/12 |
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3085th
Council
meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 12 May 2011 |
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| Agenda |
9759/11
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9949/11 |
| Press release |
10011/11
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2794th
Council
meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Luxembourg, 19-20 April 2007 |
| Agenda |
8500/07 |
| "A" Points |
8501/07
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| Press release |
8364/07
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| Minutes/OP |
9566/07
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Extraordinary
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, 13 July 2005 |
| Agenda |
11151/05 |
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| Press release |
11116/05
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| Minutes/OP |
11227/05
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2455th
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs and Civil Protection
Luxembourg,
14-15 October 2002 |
| Agenda |
12763/02 |
| "A" Points |
12810/02
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| Press release |
12894/02
13067/02
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2366th
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs and Civil Protection
Brussels, 13
July 2001 |
| Agenda |
10680/01 |
| "A" Points |
10681/01
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| Minutes/OP |
10913/01
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Special
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs and Civil Protection
Luxembourg, 16
October 2001 |
| Agenda |
12758/01 |
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| Press release |
12834/01
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| Minutes/OP |
12905/01
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2385th
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs and Civil Protection
Brussels, 16
November 2001 |
| Agenda |
13935/01 |
| "A" Points |
13978/01
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| Press release |
13758/01
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| Minutes/OP |
14104/01
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Special
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Luxembourg, 7 April 1999 |
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6973/99
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7204/1/99
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2203rd
Council meeting, Justice and Home Affairs
Luxembourg, 4 October 1999 |
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11281/99
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Extraordinary
European Council meeting on the area of freedom, security and justice
Tampere, 15-16 October 1999 |
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