Indicative programme - Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting of 27 and 28 March 2017

Source: Council of the European Union (Council) i, published on Friday, March 24 2017.

Place:

Europa building, Brussels

Chairs:

Carmelo Abela, Minister for Home Affairs and National Security, and

Owen Bonnici, Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government of Malta

All times are approximate and subject to change

Home Affairs issues (27 March)

+/- 08.30

Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.00

Doorstep by Minister Carmelo Abela

+/- 10.00

Meeting of the Mixed Committee (roundtable)

Information Technology (IT) measures related to border management

European Border and Coast Guard: Implementation

Any other business

+/- 10.45

Beginning of the Home Affairs meeting

Adoption of the agenda

Adoption of non-legislative A items

+/- 10.55

Return policy - enhancing effectiveness

+/- 13.00

Working lunch (Migration policy)

+/- 14.45

Radicalisation Awareness Network

+/- 15.00

Migration policy

+/- 16.15

European Border and Coast Guard

+/- 16.20

Any other business:

  • EU Internet Forum
  • Data retention
  • Conference "Managing Migration Challenges Together", Vienna, 8 February 2017

+/- 16.40

Reform of the Common European Asylum System and Resettlement (live streaming)

Information Technology (IT) measures related to border management (live streaming)

Any other business

+/- 17.15

Press conference in JL press room (live streaming)

Justice issues (28 March)

+/- 08.00

Arrivals

+/- 09.00

Doorstep by Minister Owen Bonnici

+/- 09.30

Informal ministerial meeting on the European Public Prosecutor's Office (roundtable)

+/- 10.30

Beginning of the Justice Council

Data retention

+/- 10.45

Criminal Justice in cyberspace

+/- 11.45

Foreign Terrorist Fighter returnees

Any other business

+/- 12.50

Combating financial crime and terrorist financing (live streaming)

+/- 13.00

Supply of digital content (live streaming)

Any other business

+/- 13.15

Working lunch (protection of whistleblowers)

+/- 14.45

Press conference in JL press room (live streaming)