Council of the European Union
General Secretariat
Brussels, 17 November 2023
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OJ CONSJAICOMIXNOTICE OF MEETING AND PROVISIONAL AGENDA
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION(Justice and Home Affairs)
Europa building, Brussels
4 and 5 December 2023 (10:00, 10:00)

Format 1+3 (+2 in listening room)
MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2023 (10.00)
JUSTICE
Adoption of the agenda(poss.) Approval of "A" itemsa)
Non-legislative listb)
Legislative list (Public deliberation in accordance withArticle 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)
Legislative deliberations(Public deliberation in accordance with Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)
Regulation on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters
General approach
Directive amending Directive 2012/29/EU on the rights of victims
Policy debate
Any other businessCurrent legislative proposals
Information from the Presidency

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Non-legislative activities
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: fight against impunity 1
State of play(poss.) Study on the functioning of the EPPO
Exchange of views
Council position and findings on the application of the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Approval
European e-Justice strategy 2024-2028
Approval
EU accession to the European Convention for the Protection of
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR)
State of play
Any other businessa)
Appointment of the Director for the European Union Agency for
Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Information from the Presidencyb)
EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home
Affairs, Skopje, 26-27 October 2023
Information from the Presidencyc)
EU-US Ministerial meeting on Justice and Home Affairs,Washington, 13-14 November 2023
Information from the Presidencyd)
EU-US negotiations on an e-evidence agreement
Information from the Commissione)(poss.) Annual Report on the application of the EU Charter ofFundamental Rights
Information from the Commissionf)
Work programme of the incoming Presidency
Presentation by Belgium

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The EU agency Eurojust is invited to this item.

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TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2023 (10.00)
HOME AFFAIRSPOLITICAL GOVERNANCE OF THE SCHENGEN AREA (‘SCHENGEN COUNCIL’)
Non-legislative activities
Overall state of the Schengen areaa)
Schengen barometerb)
Making the return systems more effective
Exchange of views(poss.) Council Decision on the full application of the provisions ofthe Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania(Legal basis: Article 4 (2) of the 2005 Act of Accession of Bulgariaand Romania)
Adoption(*)

OTHER HOME AFFAIRS ISSUES
Legislative deliberations(Public deliberation in accordance with Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)
Pact on Migration and Asylum 2
Progress report
Any other businessa)
Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse
Information from the Commissionb)
Current legislative proposals
Information from the Presidency
Non-legislative activities
Migration and asylum: external dimension 2 3
Progress report
Consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine 4Internal security
Exchange of views

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Exceptionally in the presence of the Schengen Associated States.
The EU agencies Frontex, Europol and EUAA are invited to this item.
The EU agencies Frontex and Europol are invited to this item.

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The implications of the situation in the Middle East for the EU’s
internal security 2 5
Exchange of views
Countering security challenges: assessment by the Intelligence
Advisory Board 2 6
Presentation by the President of the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG)
State of play
Council recommendation on a blueprint regarding criticalinfrastructure
Progress report
Any other businessa)
EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home
Affairs, Skopje, 26-27 October 2023
Information from the Presidencyb)
EU-US Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs,
Washington, 13-14 November 2023
Information from the Presidencyc)
2nd plenary meeting of the High-Level Group on access to data
for effective law enforcement, Brussels, 21 November 2023
Information from the Presidencyd)
Consultation meeting of states bordering Russia and Belarus,Vilnius, 27 October 2023
Information from Lithuaniae)Work programme of the incoming Presidency
Presentation by Belgiumoo56o

The EU agency Europol is invited to this item.
The EU agency Europol and the President of the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG) areinvited to this item.

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In the margins of the Council of the European Union:
TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2023 (10.00)
Meeting of the SCHENGEN MIXED COMMITTEEPOLITICAL GOVERNANCE OF THE SCHENGEN AREA (‘SCHENGEN COUNCIL’)
Non-legislative activities
Overall state of the Schengen area 7a)Schengen Barometerb)
Making the return systems more effective
Exchange of views(poss.) Council Decision on the full application of the provisions ofthe Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania(Legal basis: Article 4 (2) of the 2005 Act of Accession of Bulgariaand Romania)
Policy debate
Any other businessCurrent legislative proposals
Information from the Presidency

First reading
Restricted item
Item based on a Commission proposal(*)

Item on which a vote may be requested

NB:

Please send a list of your delegates to this meeting as soon as possible to the email
address access.general@consilium.europa.eu

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The European agencies Frontex, Europol, eu-LISA and EUAA are invited to this item.

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