Press briefing ahead of Justice and Home Affairs Council of 9-10 March 2023
Indicative programme
All times are approximate and subject to change
Chairs:
Gunnar Strömmer, Swedish Minister of Justice
Maria Malmer Stenergard, Swedish Minister for Migration
Thursday, 9 March – HOME AFFAIRS
+/- 07.30
Arrivals (live streaming)
+/- 07.45
Doorstep by Maria Malmer Stenergard, Swedish Minister for Migration
Doorstep by Gunnar Strömmer, Swedish Minister of Justice
9.30
In the margins of the Council: Schengen Mixed Committee (“Schengen Council”)
Adoption of the agenda
Overall state of the Schengen area
Entry into operation of the enhanced SIS
Implementation of interoperability
Any other business
– Second European Conference on border management
– current legislative proposals
+/- 12.45
Justice and Home Affairs Council (Home Affairs)
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of “A” items: non-legislative list
+/- 12.55
Approval of “A” items: legislative list (public session)
Any other business: current legislative proposals (public session)
+/- 13.15
Working lunch ministers of home affairs
+/- 15.00
Home affairs resumes
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
Any other business
– EU support hub for internal security and border management in Moldova
– Ministerial conference EU-MENA on security cooperation
Political governance of the Schengen area (“Schengen Council”)
– Overall state of the Schengen area
– Entry into operation of the enhanced SIS
– Implementation of interoperability
Asylum and migration
At the end of the meeting press conference (+/- 18.00) in live streaming.
Friday, 10 March – JUSTICE
+/- 08.30
Arrivals (live streaming)
+/- 08.45
Doorstep by Mr. Gunnar Strömmer, Swedish Minister of Justice
10.00
Justice and Home Affairs Council (Justice)
Judicial responses and the fight against impunity regarding crimes committed in connection with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
Barriers to access to justice and how to overcome them
+/- 11.45
Directive on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures (public session)
Any other business: current legislative proposals(public session)
Directive on asset recovery and confiscation (public session)
+/- 12.45
Working lunch ministers of justice
+/- 14.30
Justice resumes
Conclusions on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the civic space
Combating racism and antisemitism: next steps
Any other business
Deprivation or restriction of liberty: final report of the 9th round of mutual evaluations
EU-US data privacy framework
Council Decisions on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention
At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.30) press conference in (live streaming).
Arrangements for the press conferences
Both press conferences will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Justus Lipsius press room.
In order to participate and ask questions, EU accredited journalists should register using this link. Those who already registered for previous press events of Justice and Home Affairs Council do not need to do it again.
- Deadline for registration: Thursday, 9 March 2023, 17.00
Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants shortly after the deadline.
