Indicative programme - Justice and Home Affairs Council of 7 and 8 October 2019

Source: Council of the European Union (Council) i, published on Friday, October 4 2019.

Place:

European Convention Center, Luxembourg (ECCL)

Chairs:

Anna-Maja Henriksson, Minister of Justice

Maria Ohisalo, Minister of the Interior

All times are approximate and subject to change

JUSTICE - Monday, 7 October

from 09.00

Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 9.45

Doorstep by Minister Henriksson (live streaming)

+/- 10.00

Meeting of Justice ministers (roundtable)

Adoption of the agenda

Adoption of non-legislative A items

Adoption of legislative A items (public session)

+/- 10.20

EU Action against corruption

+/- 11.30

Eurojust: Strengthening fight against cross-border crime

+/- 12.00

E-evidence - negotiations on a second additional protocol to the Budapest Convention and on an agreement between the EU and the US on facilitating access to e-evidence

+/- 12.20

European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO regulation)

+/- 12.35

EU accession to the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR)

+/- 13.00

Fundamental rights

Conclusions on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights after 10 years

+/- 12.45

Working lunch - "The rights of crime victims - way forward"

+/- 15.00

Fundamental Rights challenges in 2020 and beyond (public session)

+/- 16.15

Hate speech online: assessment of the code of conduct

+/- 16.30

Any other business:

  • Data Protection rules as a trust-enabler in the EU and beyond
  • Conference on Advancing LGBTI Equality in the EU
  • Conference on Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (Helsinki, 10-11 September 2019)

+/- 16.45

Press conference (live streaming)

IN THE MARGINS OF THE COUNCIL

+/- 16.45

Signing ceremony: EU-Montenegro status agreement on actions carried out by Frontex in Montenegro (photo opportunity)

HOME AFFAIRS - Tuesday, 8 October

from 08.30

Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.15

Doorstep by Minister Ohisalo (live streaming)

+/- 09.30

Meeting of Home Affairs ministers (roundtable)

Combating the sexual abuse of children - Council conclusions (public session)

+/- 09.45

Counter-terrorism: Right-wing violent extremism and terrorism

+/- 10.45

Any other business:

  • Partnership for Security and Stability in the Sahel

+/- 10.55

New technologies and Internal Security

+/- 12.10

Hybrid threats and Internal Security

+/- 13.00

Any other business:

  • Potential prohibition on the use of metallic lead in ammunition
  • Eastern Mediterranean migration route - Initiative by Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece

+/- 13.30

Working lunch discussion on migration

+/- 15.15

Meeting of Mixed committee

Adoption of the agenda

Implementation of Interoperability

+/- 15.50

Any other business:

  • European Border and Coast Guard Regulation

+/- 16.05

Meeting of Home Affairs ministers (resumes)

Implementation of Interoperability

Any other business:

  • European Border and Coast Guard Regulation

+/- 16.15

Press conference (live streaming)