https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en147798https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2026/10/01-02/2026-10-01T12:00:00+02:00147832https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2026/12/03-04/2026-12-03T12:00:00+01:00150089https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2026/08/04/Over video conference, ministers of home affairs addressed current developments in Ceuta.2026-08-04T10:00:00+02:00148145https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2026/07/16-17/2026-07-16T12:00:00+02:00148011https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2026/06/05/Justice ministers discussed the new justice programme, recognition of parenthood, hate crime and hate speech, and reviewed the state of play of EPPO. 2026-06-05T12:00:00+02:00142501https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2026/06/04/Ministers discussed migration, Schengen, internal security, status of displaced persons from Ukraine and implementation of the drugs strategy.2026-06-04T12:00:00+02:00145633https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2026/03/06/Justice ministers discussed protection of adults, lawyers’ independence, fight against impunity, fundamental rights and organised crime.2026-03-06T12:00:00+01:00142500https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2026/03/05/Ministers discussed migration, Schengen, future of Europol, internal security, and endorsed the EU drugs strategy.2026-03-05T12:00:00+01:00142774https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2026/01/21-23/2026-01-21T12:00:00+01:00142829https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2025/12/09/Ministers for justice exchanged views on the fight against impunity regarding crimes committed in Ukraine, adopted conclusions on model provisions for EU criminal law and received updates on EU drugs policy and simplification in the digital area.2025-12-09T12:00:00+01:00137860https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2025/12/08/Ministers of home affairs reached agreement on the Annual Solidarity Pool, the new mechanism that will lead to a fairer sharing of responsibility in the asylum area. Still in the area of asylum they agreed their position on a proposal for a return regulation and on two regulations about an EU list of safe third countries and safe countries of origin. Ministers furthermore discussed the state of the Schengen area, security issues as well as EU drugs policy and the fight against organised crime.2025-12-08T12:00:00+01:00141051https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2025/10/14/Ministers of home affairs held an exchange about a draft law on a common system of returning illegally staying third country nationals, discussed the future of Frontex and held a policy debate on the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and health emergency preparedness and response.2025-10-14T12:00:00+02:00137830https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2025/10/13/Justice ministers met  in Luxembourg to discuss rule of law developments in the field of justice, the future of Eurojust and the fight against Russia’s impunity regarding crimes committed in connection with the war in Ukraine.2025-10-13T12:00:00+02:00137944https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2025/07/22-23/2025-07-22T12:00:00+02:00137969https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2025/06/13/Ministers for home affairs reached a political agreement about the temporary protection of Ukrainian refugees by a further year until March 2027. They also discussed the European internal security strategy and access to data for effective law enforcement.2025-06-13T12:00:00+02:00132040https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2025/06/12/At their meeting in Luxembourg, ministers of justice agreed their positions on a directive harmonising national insolvency laws and on a regulation about the protection of adults in need of support.2025-06-12T12:00:00+02:00135623https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2025/03/07/Justice ministers held a policy debate about a proposed directive to harmonise certain aspects of insolvency law, one of the key initiatives of the Capital Markets Union action plan.2025-03-07T12:00:00+01:00131918https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2025/03/05/Ministers of home affairs met in Brussels to discuss the external dimension of migration and the EU’s internal security and to take stock of its actions against drug trafficking and organised crime. The presidency also reached a common member states’ position on a regulation about a progressive start of operations of the Entry/Exit System.2025-03-05T12:00:00+01:00131904https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2025/01/30-31/2025-01-30T12:00:00+01:00132420https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2024/12/13/On the second day of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, ministers of justice reached a common position on directives to curb migrant smuggling, to combat child sexual abuse and to harmonise certain aspects of insolvency law.2024-12-13T12:00:00+01:00127359https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2024/12/12/Home affairs ministers adopted a decision to lift checks on persons at the internal land borders with and between Bulgaria and Romania. They further addressed the external dimension of migration and approved conclusions on access to data and on counterterrorism.2024-12-12T00:00:00+01:00127328https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2024/10/11/At the Council meeting in Luxembourg, justice ministers addressed the fight against impunity in the context of Russia's war of aggression and the implementation of the EU anti-racism action plan.2024-10-11T00:00:00+02:00129466https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2024/10/10/Ministers of home affairs met in Luxembourg to discuss how to improve the EU's return system. Also on the agenda was the entry/exit system and a draft law to prevent and combat child sexual abuse.2024-10-10T00:00:00+02:00127391https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2024/07/22-23/2024-07-22T12:00:00+02:00127369https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2024/06/14/Ministers held two policy debate: On the recognition of parenthood and on a proposed legislation on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children. The Council also agreed on a negotiation mandate on a directive on combating corruption.2024-06-14T12:00:00+02:00104522https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2024/06/13/At their meeting in Luxembourg, the EU ministers of home affairs agreed to extend the temporary protection of Ukrainian refugees. They also discussed the implementation of the pact on asylum and migration.2024-06-13T00:00:00+02:00104515https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2024/03/04-05/Ministers of the interior met in Brussels on day one of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. They discussed drug trafficking and organised crime as well as the EU’s security situation in light of the conflict in the Middle East and Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Also on the agenda was the external dimension of migration. Justice ministers convened in Brussels to discuss a draft law on migrant smuggling and to exchange views with the Ukrainian prosecutor general on the fight against impunity regarding crimes committed in connection with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.2024-03-04T00:00:00+01:00104507https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2024/01/24/2024-01-24T00:00:00+01:00104498https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2023/12/04-05/Justice ministers, meeting in Brussels today, reached a common position on an EU law about the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters. They also debated a proposal to amend and strengthen existing rules on victims' rights. The European Public Prosecutors Office (EPPO) and the Council position on the application of the GDPR also featured on the agenda. At the meeting of home affairs ministers, the presidency presented a progress report on all the legislative files of the Pact on asylum and migration. Ministers also received a state of play of the external dimension of migration and the full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area. The impact of the crisis in the Middle East and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU’s internal security were also on the agenda.2023-12-04T00:00:00+01:00104493https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2023/10/19-20/At the Justice and Home Affairs Council, ministers of justice approved conclusions on digital empowerment and fundamental rights and exchanged views on the harmonisation of insolvency law. The presidency gave a state-of-play about measures taken to fight against impunity regarding crimes committed in connection with Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.2023-10-19T00:00:00+02:00104482https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2023/09/28/The Council received an update about ongoing legislative discussions to update EU asylum legislation and ministers exchanged views about the external dimension of migration. EU ministers and ministers from 14 Latin American countries discussed cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking and transnational organised crime.2023-09-28T00:00:00+02:00104500https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2023/07/20-21/2023-07-20T00:00:00+02:00104465https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2023/06/08-09/EU justice ministers, meeting today in Luxembourg, adopted five general approaches to better fight organised crime, protect the public debate, combat violence against women and criminalise the violation of EU sanctions.2023-06-08T00:00:00+02:00104457https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2023/03/09-10/Ministers assessed the state of play concerning the judicial responses and the fight against impunity regarding crimes committed in connection with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Ministers also discussed barriers to access to justice and how to overcome them, and the next steps in combatting racism and antisemitism. The Council approved conclusions on the role of civic space in protecting and promoting fundamental rights in the EU.2023-03-09T00:00:00+01:00104476https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2023/01/26-27/Each Council presidency organises informal meetings of ministers to discuss initiatives related to a particular topic or Council configuration.2023-01-26T00:00:00+01:00104448https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2022/12/08-09/The Council adopted a decision on the full application of the Schengen acquis in Croatia. Ministers discussed the overall state of the Schengen area and the situation of Ukrainian refugees in the EU. They also took stock of progress on the asylum and migration files and exchanged views on the external dimension of migration and the situation along the main migratory routes. The Council adopted a directive and a recommendation on the resilience of critical infrastructure. The Council adopted negotiating mandates on environmental crime and digitalisation of justice. It also adopted conclusions on the fight against impunity in Ukraine. Ministers discussed the draft texts on asset recovery and confiscation and on strategic lawsuits against public participation. Over lunch they discussed the fight against antisemitism.2022-12-08T00:00:00+01:00104471https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2022/11/25/Home affairs ministers discussed the current situation along all migratory routes, taking stock of the urgent challenges and joint way forward.2022-11-25T00:00:00+01:00104439https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2022/10/13-14/On Friday, ministers exchanged views on the overall state of the Schengen area, with a particular focus on the management of external borders. They also discussed the situation of Ukrainian refugees in the EU and the internal security implications of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The presidency provided a state of play on asylum and migration files. Over lunch, ministers discussed recent evolutions in the Western Balkans migratory route.2022-10-13T00:00:00+02:00104455https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2022/07/11-12/2022-07-11T00:00:00+02:00104402https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2022/06/09-10/On Thursday, the Council held a discussion on the judicial response to the situation in Ukraine. It agreed on a partial general approach on the draft directive on environmental crime and on negotiating mandates on two proposals to modernise judicial cooperation. On Friday, the Council very broadly supported the first step of the gradual approach to migration and asylum. Home affairs ministers addressed the situation in the Schengen area and adopted a general approach on the reform of the Schengen borders code. They also agreed on draft legislation to improve law enforcement cooperation. Ministers discussed the response to the situation in Ukraine.2022-06-09T00:00:00+02:00104429https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2022/03/28/EU home affairs ministers met in Brussels to discuss European coordination for the reception of people fleeing the war in Ukraine. They focused on support for member states, travel within the EU, the reception of refugees from the Republic of Moldova and security issues.2022-03-28T00:00:00+02:00104412https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2022/03/03-04/Ministers examined the proposal for a Council decision to add hate speech and hate crime to the list of crimes included in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. They also discussed the issue of access to a lawyer and the role of such access in the protection of the rule of law. Over lunch, the presidency proposed a discussion on the response to the consequences of the war in Ukraine.2022-03-03T00:00:00+01:00104428https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2022/02/27/Home affairs ministers took stock of the response to provide to the consequences of the war in Ukraine. The ministers focused on humanitarian support, the reception of refugees, the management of the external borders, measures on visas and the anticipation of hybrid threats.2022-02-27T00:00:00+01:00104415https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2022/02/03-04/2022-02-03T10:00:00+01:00104377https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2021/12/09-10/Ministers discussed the issues of hybrid attacks and of migrant smuggling. They also held a debate on the Next Generation EU recovery funds and on how infiltration by organised crime into legal structures and processes can best be prevented. The Council concluded that Croatia has fulfilled the necessary conditions for the application of all parts of the Schengen acquis. Ministers exchanged views on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic for the functioning of courts and for the judicial review and scrutiny of emergency measures. Over lunch, ministers discussed how to better combat hate speech and hate crime in order to make Europe more inclusive and protective.2021-12-09T00:00:00+01:00104369https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2021/10/07-08/Ministers discussed the digital dimension of investigating child sexual abuse, the external dimension of migration and the issue of screening and detention of migrants at the border. They were informed of the situation in Afghanistan with regard to international protection, migration and security.2021-10-07T00:00:00+02:00104398https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2021/08/31/Home affairs ministers met to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.2021-08-31T00:00:00+02:00104386https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2021/07/14-16/2021-07-14T00:00:00+02:00104336https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2021/06/07-08/Ministers exchanged views on the internal security outlook regarding artificial intelligence and on the impact of COVID-19 on preventing and fighting crime. They had an initial discussion on the Schengen strategy, adopted by the Commission on 2 June. The Presidency reported on the state of play regarding the new pact on migration and asylum.2021-06-07T00:00:00+02:00104362https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2021/04/13/2021-04-13T08:30:00+02:00