Indicative programme - Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting of 8-9 October 2015

Place:   European Convention Centre, Luxembourg
Chair:   Jean Asselborn, Minister of Immigration and Asylum of Luxembourg
              Étienne Schneider, Minister for Internal Security and Defence of Luxembourg
              Félix Braz, Minister of Justice of Luxembourg

All times are approximate and subject to change

THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER 2015

+/- 08.00         
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 08.50
Doorstep by Minister Asselborn

In the margins of the Council - Mixed Committee

+/- 09.30
Beginning of the meeting
The future of the external borders management policy
The future of the return policy
Visa policy

HOME AFFAIRS

+/- 12.20         
Adoption of the agenda
Follow-up to the legislative proposals of 09 September 2015 (public debate)
Follow-up Council Decision establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece, adopted on 14 September 2015
Any other business:
- Valletta Summit, 11-12 November 2015
- Western Balkans Conference
The future of the return policy
The future of the external borders management policy

+/- 13.20      
Adoption of A legislative items (public debate)
Visa policy (public debate)

+/- 13.30      
Press conference (live streaming)
followed by Working lunch

+/- 15.00      
Fight against international organised and serious crime
Adoption of A non-legislative items

+/- 16.00     
Counter-terrorism
Renewed EU Internal Security Strategy (2015-2020)

+/- 17.15
Proposal for a Directive of the Council and European Parliament on the use of Passenger Name Record data for the prevention and detection of terrorist offenses and serious crime (public debate)

+/- 17.30
Press conference (live streaming)

FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2015

+/- 08.30      
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.45
Doorstep by Minister Braz

In the margins of the Council - Mixed Committee

+/- 10.00     
Beginning of the meeting 
Data Protection directive for law enforcement purposes

JUSTICE

+/- 10.30   
Data Protection directive for law enforcement purposes (public debate)
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (public debate)

+/- 12.05   
Any other business (public debate)

+/- 12.30   
Working lunch: Accession of the Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

+/- 14.00
Migration crisis: aspects of judicial cooperation and the fight against xenophobia

+/- 15.00
Press conference (live streaming)

• Session du Conseil "Justice et affaires intérieures", les 8 et 9 octobre 2015
• La transmission vidéo, téléchargeable en format "diffusion" (MPEG 4), et la galerie de photos
• Conférences de presse et manifestations publiques par transmission vidéo