Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Delivering an area of freedom, security and justice for Europe's citizens - Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme
Date: 2010-04-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU migration policy, EU programme, action programme, area of freedom, security and justice, citizens' Europe, cooperation policy, fight against crime, fundamental rights, judicial cooperation, public safety

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 20.4.2010 
COM(2010) 171 final 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

Delivering an area of freedom, security and justice for Europe's citizens  

Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme 

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

Delivering an area of freedom, security and justice for Europe's citizens  

Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme 

1. 

Delivering an area of freedom, security and justice for Europe's citizens 

The European area of freedom, security and justice is, together with the Europe 2020 strategy, 
a key element of the EU's response to the global long-term challenges and a contribution to 
strengthening  and  developing  the  European  model  of  social  market  economy  into  the  21st 
century. 

In  a  period  of  change,  as  the  world  only  starts  to  emerge  from  the  economic  and  financial 
crisis, the European Union has more than ever the duty to protect and project our values and 
to defend our interests. Respect for the human person and human dignity, freedom, equality, 
and  solidarity  are  our  everlasting  values  at  a  time  of  unrelenting  societal  and  technological 
change. These values must therefore be at the heart of our endeavours.  

The  Stockholm  programme  adopted  by  the  European  Council  in  December  20091  sets  the 
priorities  for  developing  the  European  area  of freedom,  security  and  justice  in  the  next  five 
years. Its contents reflect the discussions with the European Parliament, the Council, Member 
States and stakeholders over the recent years. At its core are the ambitions the Commission 
outlined  in  its  June  2009  Communication2  which  led  to  the  adoption  of  the  Stockholm 
Programme.  

The main thrust of Union's action in this field in the coming years will be ‘Advancing people's 
Europe’,  ensuring  that  citizens  can  exercise  their  rights  and  fully  benefit  from  European 
integration.  

It is in the areas of freedom, security and justice that citizens expect most from policy-makers 
as  this  is  affecting  their  daily  life.  Women  and  men  in  Europe  rightly  expect  to  live  in  a 
peaceful and prosperous Union confident that their rights are fully respected and their security 
provided. 

A European area of freedom, security and justice must be an area where all people, including 
third country nationals, benefit from the effective respect of the fundamental rights enshrined 
in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. 

The  aim  of  this  action  plan  is  to  deliver  those  priorities,  both  at  European  and  global  level, 
ensuring that citizens benefit from progress made in the area of freedom, security and justice. 
It  should  also  allow  us  to  look  further  ahead  bringing  a  determined  and  adequate  European 
response to European and global challenges.  

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Council document 17024/09, adopted by the European Council on 10/11 December 2009. 
COM(2009) 262: "An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen". 

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The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty enables the Union to demonstrate greater ambition 
in  responding  to  the  day-to-day  concerns  and  aspirations  of  people  in  Europe.  Firstly,  the 
increased  role  of  the  European  Parliament  as  co-legislator  in  most  areas  and  the  greater 
involvement of national parliaments will make the EU more accountable for its actions in the 
interests  of  the  citizen  and  enhance  the  democratic  legitimacy  of  the  Union.  Secondly,  the 
introduction of qualified majority voting in the Council for most policy areas will streamline 
decision-making.  And  finally,  judicial  review  will  be  improved  as  the  European  Court  of 
Justice will assume judicial oversight of all aspects of freedom security and justice, while the 
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights becomes legally binding. The Treaty gives the Union the 
new objectives of combating social exclusion and discrimination, and reaffirms the objective 
of promoting equality between women and men. 

The  Union  must  therefore  be  determined  in  responding  to  the  expectations  and  concerns  of 
our citizens. The Union must resist tendencies to treat security, justice and fundamental rights 
in  isolation  from  one  another.  They  go  hand  in  hand  in  a  coherent  approach  to  meet  the 
challenges of today and the years to come. 

2. 

Ensuring the protection of fundamental rights  

The  protection  of  the  rights  enshrined  in  the  Charter  of  Fundamental  Rights,  which  should 
become the compass for all EU law and policies, needs to be given full effect and its rights 
made tangible and effective. The Commission will apply a “Zero Tolerance Policy” as regards 
violations  of  the  Charter.  The  Commission  will  reinforce  its  mechanisms  to  ensure 
compliance  with  the  Charter  and  report  on  it  to  the  European  Parliament  and  Council.  In  a 
global  society  characterised  by  rapid  technological  change  where  information  exchange 
knows no borders, it is particularly important that privacy must be preserved. The Union must 
ensure  that  the  fundamental  right  to  data  protection  is  consistently  applied.  We  need  to 
strengthen the EU’s stance in protecting the personal data of the individual in the context of 
all  EU  policies,  including  law  enforcement  and  crime  prevention  as  well  as  in  our 
international relations.  

All  policy  instruments  available  will  be  deployed  to  provide  a  robust  European  response  to 
violence  against  women  and  children,  including  domestic  violence  and  female  genital 
mutilation,  to  safeguard  children's  rights  and  to  fight  all  forms  of  discrimination,  racism, 
xenophobia  and  homophobia.  The  needs  of  those  in  vulnerable  situations  are  of  particular 
concern.  

Differences  in  the  guarantees  provided  to  victims  of  crime  and  terrorism  across  the  27 
Member  States  should  be  analysed  and  reduced  with  a  view  to  increasing  protection  by  all 
means available. European law should guarantee a high standard of rights for the accused, in 
terms of fairness of the procedures. Detention conditions, including in prisons, should also be 
addressed. 

3. 

Empowering European citizens 

European  citizenship  needs  to  further  progress  from  a  concept  enshrined  in  the  Treaties  to 
become a tangible reality demonstrating in the daily lives of citizens, its added value over and 
above national citizenship. Citizens need to be able to benefit from their rights stemming from 
European integration. 

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Facilitating citizens' mobility is of crucial importance in the European project. Free movement 
is a core right of EU citizens and their family members. It needs to be rigorously enforced. 
Mobility should be enhanced by removing the barriers citizens still face when they decide to 
exercise their rights to move to a Member State other than their own to study or work, to set 
up a business, to start a family, or to retire. Citizens must be protected wherever they are in 
the  world.  Any  EU  citizen  who  is  in  a  country  where  his  or  her  Member  State  is  not 
represented  should  receive  consular  assistance  from  embassies  or  consulates  of  any  other 
Member State, on the same conditions as their nationals. 

Facilitating  and  encouraging  citizens’  participation  in  the  democratic  life  of  the  Union  is 
crucial for bringing the citizen’s closer to the European project. Increased turnout at European 
Parliament elections is a shared ambition. The right of citizens to vote and be elected for local 
and European elections where they reside should be further promoted and strengthened. The 
Citizen's  Initiative  is  a  powerful  boost  for  European  citizens'  rights  and  the  democratic 
legitimacy of the Union. 

4. 

Strengthening confidence in the European judicial area  

The  European  judicial  area  and  the  proper  functioning  of  the  single  market  are  built  on  the 
cornerstone principle of mutual recognition. This can only function effectively on the basis of 
mutual trust among judges, legal professionals, businesses and citizens. Mutual trust requires 
minimum  standards  and  a  reinforced  understanding  of  the  different  legal  traditions  and 
methods.  

Establishing rights is not enough. Rights and obligations will become a reality only if they are 
readily accessible to those entitled to them. Individuals need to be empowered to invoke these 
rights wherever in the Union they happen to be.  

A  well  functioning  European  judicial  area  benefits  all  Union  policies,  supporting  their 
development  and  successful  implementation.  In  particular,  it  should  be  put  at  the  service  of 
citizens  and  businesses  so  as  to  support  economic  activity  in  the  single  market,  ensuring  a 
high level of consumer protection. With the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the Union 
has  now  the  tools  to  help  make  people's  daily  lives  and  everyday  business  practices  easier, 
reconciling  the  needs  of  citizens  and  the  single  market  with  the  diversity  of  legal  traditions 
among Member States. 

Union  law  can  facilitate  mobility  and  empower  citizens  to  exercise  their  free  movement 
rights.  For  international  couples,  it  can  reduce  unnecessary  stress  when  they  divorce  or 
separate and can remove the current legal uncertainty for children and their parents in cross-
border situations. It can help eliminate barriers to the recognition of legal acts and lead to the 
mutual  recognition  of  the  effects  of  civil  status  documents.  When  citizens  drive  to  another 
Member  State  and  are  unfortunate  enough  to  have  an  accident,  they  need  legal  certainty  on 
the limitation periods of insurance claims.  

Union  law  can  make  a  concrete  and  powerful  contribution  to  the  implementation  of  the 
Europe  2020  strategy  and  mitigating  the  damage  caused  by  the  financial  crisis.  New  EU 
legislation  will  be  proposed  whenever  necessary  and  appropriate  to  strengthen  our  single 
market,  helping  businesses  by  removing  administrative  burdens  and  reducing  transaction 
costs. 

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Cutting  red  tape  for  business  is  a  clear  priority  and  the  cumbersome  and  costly  exequatur 
process  that  is  required  to  recognise  and  enforce  a  judgment  in  another  jurisdiction  should 
systematically be consigned to history whilst maintaining the necessary safeguards. Ensuring 
that cross-border debt can be recovered as easily as domestically will help businesses trust our 
single  market  and  efficient  insolvency  proceedings  can  help  recovery  from  the  economic 
crisis. Cross-border transactions can be made easier by increasing the coherence of European 
contract law. Businesses are not taking sufficient advantage of the internet's potential to boost 
sales: Union law can help by increasing businesses' need for legal certainty and at the same 
time guaranteeing the highest level of consumer protection. Consumers need to be aware of 
their rights and provided with access to redress in cross-border cases. Finally, the increased 
use of alternative dispute resolution can contribute to the efficient administration of justice.  

Criminal  law  is  a  relatively  novel  area  of  EU  action  for  which  the  Treaty  of  Lisbon  sets  a 
clear legal framework. A criminal justice strategy, fully respecting subsidiarity and coherence, 
should  guide  the  EU's  policy  for  the  approximation  of  substantive  and  procedural  criminal 
law. It should be pursued in close cooperation with European Parliament, national parliaments 
and the Council and acknowledge that focus will remain primarily on mutual recognition and 
the harmonisation of offences and sanctions will be pursued for selected cases.  

The  administration  of  justice  must  not  be  impeded  by  unjustifiable  differences  between  the 
Member States’ judicial systems: criminals should not be able to avoid prosecution and prison 
by  crossing  borders  and  exploiting  differences  between  national  legal  systems.  A  solid 
common European procedural base is needed. A new and comprehensive system for obtaining 
evidence in cross-border cases and better exchange of information  between Member States’ 
authorities  on  offences  committed  are  essential  tools  to  developing  a  functioning  area  of 
freedom, security and justice. The Commission will prepare the establishment of a European 
Public Prosecutor's Office from Eurojust, with the responsibility to investigate, prosecute and 
bring  to  judgement  offences  against  the  Union’s  financial  interests.  In  doing  so,  the 
Commission will further reflect on the cooperation with all the actors involved, including the 
European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).  

5. 

Ensuring the security of Europe 

Europe is facing growing cross-border criminality. It is our obligation to work hand in hand 
with  Member  States,  European  Parliament,  key  third  countries  and  the  business  community 
where  appropriate,  and  do  our  utmost  to  ensure  that  EU  citizens  can  live  in  a  secure 
environment.  

The Lisbon Treaty provides the Union with better tools to fight terrorism and organised crime.  

An  Internal  Security  Strategy,  based  upon  the  full  respect  of  fundamental  rights  and  on 
solidarity between Member States, will be implemented with care and firm resolve to face the 
growing  cross-border  challenges.  It  implies  a  coordinated  approach  to  police  cooperation, 
border management, criminal justice cooperation and civil protection. We need to address all 
the common security threats from terrorism and organised crime, to safety concerns related to 
man-made  and  natural  disasters.  Given  the  increasing  use  of  new  technologies,  tackling 
efficiently those threats also requires a complementary policy ensuring the preparedness and 
resilience of Europe's networks and ICT infrastructure. 

To be successful, this strategy needs to build on experience and lessons learnt. The time has 
come  to  assess  our  past  approach,  when  the  Union  had  to  react  to  unexpected  and  tragic 

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events, often on a case by case basis, and to capitalise on the new institutional set-up offered 
by the Lisbon treaty with a coherent and multidisciplinary approach. 

The establishment of a strategic agenda for the exchange of information requires an overview 
of existing data collection, processing and data-sharing systems, with a thorough assessment 
of their usefulness, efficiency, effectiveness, proportionality and their respect of the right to 
privacy.  It  should  also  lay  the  ground  for  a  coherent  development  of  all  existing  and  future 
information systems. 

As a priority we need to take stock of the counter-terrorism measures put in place in recent 
years and assess  how they can be improved to contribute to protecting our citizens  and  add 
value  to  Member  States'  action.  The  new  institutional  framework  offers  the  Union  an 
unprecedented opportunity to better interlink its different counter terrorism instruments. 

Future measures on organised crime need to use the new institutional framework to the fullest 
extent possible. Trafficking in human beings, child pornography, cyber crime, financial crime, 
counterfeiting  of  means  of  payment  and  drugs  trafficking,  should  be  tackled  in  a 
comprehensive way. More effective prosecution and conviction are as important as attending 
to  the  needs  of  the  victims  of  these  crimes  and  reducing  the  demand  for  services  from 
potential victims. Pooling Member State's law enforcement capabilities on specific drugs and 
routes will be a first concrete operational answer.  

We also need to remove all the obstacles in the way of effective law enforcement cooperation 
between Member States. EU agencies and bodies such as FRONTEX, Europol and Eurojust, 
as  well  as  OLAF,  have  a  crucial  role  to  play.  They  must  cooperate  better  and  be  given  the 
powers and resources necessary to achieve their goals within clearly defined roles. 

The  Union  will  pursue  an  integrated  approach  to  the  control  of  access  to  its  territory  in  an 
enlarged  Schengen  area,  to  further  facilitate  mobility  and  ensure  a  high  level  of  internal 
security. Visa liberalisation will be pursued in particular with neighbouring countries in order 
to facilitate people-to-people contacts based on clearly defined conditions.  

Smart  use  of  modern  technologies  in  border  management to complement existing tools as a 
part  of  a  risk  management  process  can  also  make  Europe  more  accessible  to  bona  fide 
travellers  and  stimulate  innovation  among  EU  industries,  thus  contributing  to  Europe's 
prosperity and growth, and ensure the feeling of security of Union's citizens. The coming into 
operation of the SIS II and VIS systems will continue to be a high priority.  

Protecting citizens from the risks posed by international trade in counterfeited, prohibited and 
dangerous  goods  also  requires  a  coordinated  approach,  building  on  the  strength  of  customs 
authorities. Protection against harmful and dangerous goods must be ensured in an effective 
and structured manner through a control-based risk management of goods, of the supply chain 
and of any type of goods flows. 

Our  efforts  to  protect  people  will  include  the  EU's  role  in  crisis  and  disaster  prevention, 
preparedness  and  response.  Further  assessment  and  necessary  action  at  EU-level  in  crisis 
management  will  be  an  immediate  priority.  The  EU  Civil  Protection  Mechanism  will  be 
strengthened to improve the availability, interoperability and coordination of Member States' 
assistance.  Prevention  also  needs  to  be  enhanced.  The  Union  will  implement  the  solidarity 
clause. 

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6. 

Putting solidarity and responsibility at the heart of our response  

Robust defence of migrants' fundamental rights out of respect for our values of human dignity 
and  solidarity  will  enable  them  to  contribute  fully  to  the  European  economy  and  society. 
Immigration has a valuable role to play in addressing the Union's demographic challenge and 
in securing the EU's strong economic performance over the longer term. It has great potential 
to  contribute  to  the  Europe  2020  strategy,  by  providing  an  additional  source  of  dynamic 
growth. 

During the next few years focus will be on consolidating a genuine common immigration and 
asylum policy. The current economic crisis should not prevent us from doing so with ambition 
and resolve. On the contrary, it is more necessary than ever to develop these policies, within a 
long-term  vision  of  respect  for  fundamental  rights  and  human  dignity  and  to  strengthen 
solidarity, particularly between Member States as they collectively shoulder the burden of a 
humane  and  efficient  system.  Once  these  policies  consolidated,  progress  made  should  be 
assessed against our ambitious objectives. Further measures will be proposed as appropriate.  

The Union will develop a genuine common migration policy consisting of new and flexible 
frameworks  for  the  admission  of  legal  immigrants.  This  enables  the  Union  to  adapt  to 
increasing  mobility  and  to  the  needs  of  national  labour  markets,  while  respecting  Member 
State competences in this area. 

The  EU  must  strive  for  a  uniform  level  of  rights  and  obligations  for  legal  immigrants 
comparable with that of European citizens. These rights, consolidated in an immigration code, 
and  common  rules  to  effectively  manage  family  reunification  are  essential  to  maximise  the 
positive effects of legal immigration for the benefit of all stakeholders and will strengthen the 
Union's  competitiveness.  The  integration  of  migrants  will  be  further  pursued,  safeguarding 
their rights whilst also underlining their own responsibilities to integrate into the societies in 
which they live.  

The  prevention  and  reduction  of  irregular  immigration  in  line  with  the  Charter  of 
Fundamental Rights is equally important for the credibility and success of EU polices in this 
area. The situation of unaccompanied children will be given special attention. 

Our  response  to  this  global  challenge  requires  genuine  partnership  with  third  countries  of 
origin  and  transit  and  the  incorporation  of  all  migration  issues  in  a  comprehensive  policy 
framework. The global approach to migration will thus be further pursued and implemented. 

We  must  honour  our  obligation  to  respect  the  fundamental  right  to  asylum,  including  the 
principle  of  "non  refoulement".  The  establishment  of  the  common  European  asylum  system 
and the European asylum support office should ensure uniform status, high common standards 
of protection in the EU and a common asylum procedure, with mutual recognition as the long 
term goal. Solidarity will be at the heart of our asylum and resettlement policy, both between 
Member States and with those facing persecution around the world.  

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7. 

Contributing to a global Europe  

The political objectives outlined above cannot be achieved without effective engagement with 
our  partners  in  non-EU  countries  and  international  organisations.  A  strong  external 
dimension,  consistent  with  the  Union’s  general  external  action,  will  help  us  anticipate 
challenges and reach our objectives, including the promotion of our values and the fulfilment 
of our international human rights obligations.  

Internal  and  external  policies  in  the  area  of  freedom,  security  and  justice  are  inextricably 
linked.  Continuity  and  consistency  between  internal  and  external  policies  are  essential  to 
produce results, as is coherence and complementarity between the Union and Member States' 
action. 

The Lisbon Treaty offers new possibilities for the European Union to act more efficiently in 
external relations. Under this Treaty, the Commission has a key role to play in delivering the 
EU's  external  dimension  of  Justice  and  Home  Affairs.  Under  this  Treaty,  the  High 
Representative/Vice President of the Commission and the Commission will ensure coherence 
between  external  relations  and  the  other  aspects  of  the  EU  external  action,  including  in 
working with the European External Action Service. 

8. 

From political priorities to actions and results  

Progress  in  the  area  of  freedom,  security  and  justice  requires  successful  implementation  of 
these political priorities. To equip itself to match the ambitions set out by the Lisbon treaty, 
the Commission has, for the first time, allocated responsibilities on Justice and Home Affairs 
to two Commissioners, one of them a Vice-President of the Commission. 

Our  compass  will  be  the  Charter  of  Fundamental  Rights  and  our  methodology  will  be  five-
fold:  better  integration  with  the  other  policies  of  the  Union;  improving  the  quality  of 
European  legislation;  better  implementation  at  national  level;  improving  the  use  made  of 
evaluation  tools;  and  matching  our  political  priorities  with  adequate  financial  resources, 
within the multiannual financial framework.  

Essential  to  making  real  progress  will  be  mutual  trust.  This  requires  the  establishment  of 
minimum standards (e.g. on procedural rights) as well as understanding of the different legal 
traditions  and  methods.  A  common  European  culture  in  this  field,  through  training  and 
Erasmus-style  exchange  programmes,  as  well  as  an  European  Law  Institute,  building  upon 
existing  structures  and  networks,  can  make  a  valuable  contribution  and  will  be  actively 
encouraged.  

Delivering legal instruments is often not enough. Ambitions should be widely discussed and 
results must be fully explained. It is often far from clear whether Europe’s citizens are fully 
aware  of  their  rights  and  responsibilities.  They  are  therefore  insufficiently  empowered  to 
exercise  them.  Better  communication  will  help  citizens  benefit  from  progress  made  at  EU 
level and close the gap between the reality of European integration and people’s perceptions. 

The attached table is a guide for the Union's action in the area of freedom, security and justice 
in the next five years. It aims at delivering all the political objectives set out by the European 
Council in the Stockholm Programme, to respond to European Parliament priorities in these 
areas  and  to  meet  the  challenges  ahead  of  us.  It  includes  concrete  actions  with  a  clear 
timetable  for  adoption  and  implementation.  The  Commission  regards  these  actions  as  inter-

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linked,  indispensable  and  consistent  with  the  scale  of  ambition  the  Union  needs  to 
demonstrate. 

Initiatives  to  deliver  our  common  political  priorities  should  be  developed  and  implemented 
with  the  aim  of  reaching  the  most  ambitious  outcome  possible,  in  line  with  citizens' 
expectations. It is time to ensure that citizens fully benefit from progress made at European 
level. Successful implementation of this Action Plan depends on the political commitment of 
all  actors  concerned:  the  Commission  as  its  driving  force,  the  European  Parliament  and  the 
Council  when  debating  and  enacting  proposals,  national  parliaments  in  their  scrutiny  of 
subsidiarity and proportionality. The same level of commitment must guide Member States in 
transposing and fully implementing Union legislation, the Commission in monitoring it, and 
the Union Courts and the national courts in ensuring its correct application. Last but not least, 
the active, informed  citizen  for  whom  all this is being done is a key driver and actor in the 
whole process. 

This Action Plan should not be seen as an agenda that is fixed once and for all. The Union 
must be able to react to unexpected events, swift in seizing opportunities and in anticipating 
and  adapting  to  future  trends.  The  Commission  will  therefore  use  its  right  of  initiative 
whenever necessary to ensure this. The Commission will also submit a mid-term review of the 
implementation of the Stockholm Programme in 2012, in order to ensure that the programme 
remains in line with European and global developments. 

The Commission invites the European Parliament and Council to endorse this Action Plan for 
delivering the Stockholm Programme and to actively engage in its implementation. 

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ANNEX  

Ensuring the protection of fundamental rights 

A Europe built on fundamental rights 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Recommendation to authorise negotiation of EU accession to the European Convention on Human 
Rights  

Commission 

2010 (adopted) 

Communication on the Fundamental Rights policy  

Commission 

Fundamental  Rights  Agency  Multiannual  Framework  to  cover  the  domain  of  judicial  and  police 
cooperation in criminal matters  

Commission 

Report on the memory of crimes committed by totalitarian regimes  

Annual Report on the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights  

Commission 

Commission 

2010 

2010 

2010 

2010 

Ongoing 

Evaluation  report  on  the  implementation  of  the  Council  Decision  2003/335/JHA  on  the 
‘investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes’ 

Commission 

2011 

European network of contact points in respect of persons responsible for genocide, crimes against 
humanity and war crimes 

Commission 

Ongoing 

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Protecting citizen’s rights in the information society 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Communication on a new legal framework for the protection of personal data after the entry into 
force of the Lisbon Treaty 

Commission 

2010 

New comprehensive legal framework for data protection  

Commission 

Communication  on  Privacy  and  trust  in  Digital  Europe:  ensuring  citizens’  confidence  in  new 
services 

Commission 

2010 

2010 

Recommendation  to  authorise  the  negotiation  of  a  personal  data  protection  agreement  for  law 
enforcement purposes with the United States of America  

Commission 

2010 

Communication on core elements for personal data protection in agreements between the European 
Union and third countries for law enforcement purposes  

Commission 

2012 

Living together in an area that respects diversity and protects the most vulnerable  

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Racism and xenophobia 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Implementation of the Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on racism and xenophobia  

Member States 

November 2010 

Commission 

Ongoing 

Communication on the fight against racism, xenophobia and discrimination  

Commission 

Report on the implementation of the Race Discrimination Directive 2000/43/EC  

Commission 

2011 

2012 

Report  on  the  implementation  of  the  Framework  Decision  2008/913/JHA  on  racism  and 
xenophobia 

Commission 

2013  

Rights of the child 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Communication  on  the  strategy  on  the  rights  of  the  child  (2010  –  2014),  on  the  basis  of  an 
evaluation of the impact of the EU instruments, both internal and external, affecting children's right 

Commission 

2010 

Initiatives on the possibilities to use family mediation at international level  

Commission 

2012 

EN 

12 

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Implement Council conclusions on child abduction alert mechanisms  

Member States 

2011 

Regulation on EU hotlines for missing children 

Commission 

2012 

Vulnerable groups 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Communication on the social and economic integration of the Roma in Europe 

Commission  

2010 (adopted) 

Communication  on  a  strategy  to  combat  violence  against  women,  domestic  violence  and  female 
genital mutilation, to be followed up by an EU action plan 

Commission  

2011 - 2012  

Report on the application of the 2000 Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults, 
assessing also the need for additional proposals as regards vulnerable adults  

Commission 

2014 

Practical support and promotion of best practices to help Member States combat discrimination on 
the grounds of Article 10 of the TFUE, including concerning Roma.  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Accession to the 2000 Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults  

Member States 

Ongoing 

EN 

13 

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Victims of crime, including terrorism 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Legislative proposal on a comprehensive instrument on the protection of victims and action plan on 
practical measures including developing a European Protection Order 

Commission 

2011 

Rights of the individual in criminal proceedings  

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Legislative proposal on Translation and Interpretation  

Commission 

2010 (adopted) 

Legislative proposal on Information on Rights and Information about the Charges  

Commission 

Legislative proposal on Legal Advice and Legal Aid  

Commission 

Legislative proposal on Communication with Relatives, Employers and Consular Authorities  

Commission 

Legislative proposal on Special Safeguards for Suspected or Accused Persons who are Vulnerable 

Commission 

Green paper on whether elements of minimum procedural rights for accused and suspect persons, 
other than those covered by the previous legislative proposals, need to be addressed  

Commission 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

2014 

EN 

14 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Detention 

Actions 

Green paper on detention issues and necessary follow up 

Report on the implementation of the Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA on the application of the 
principle of mutual recognition to judgements in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or 
measures  involving  deprivation  of  liberty  for  the  purposes  of  their  enforcement  in  the  European 
Union  

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Commission 

Commission 

2011 

2013 

EN 

15 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Full exercise of the right to free movement 

Empowering European citizens 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Follow-up of the implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right to free movement 

Commission 

Ongoing 

Second report on implementation and application of Directive 2004/38/EC  

The Europe 2020's flagship initiative "Youth on the Move"  

Entitlement to protection in non-Member States 

Commission 

Commission 

2013 

2010 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Communication  on  stocktaking  and  future  developments  towards  a  more  efficient  consular 
protection for EU citizens 

Commission 

2010 

Legislative proposal on improving financial compensation of consular protection in crisis situations  Commission  

Proposal  for  a  directive  establishing  the  coordination  and  cooperation  measures  necessary  to 
facilitate consular protection (amending Decision 1995/553/EC) 

Commission 

2011 

2011 

EN 

16 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Participation in the democratic life of the Union 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Citizenship  Report  including  analysis  and  remedies  for  obstacles  to  free  movement,  including  a 
report on the implementation of EU law in the 2009 European Parliament elections 

Commission 

2010  

Reports on the implementation of Directive 94/80/EC on participation of EU citizens in municipal 
elections and on granting derogation pursuant to Article 22(1) of the TFEU 

Commission 

2011 

Legislative  proposal  amending  Directive  93/109/EC  on  EP  elections,  with  a  view  to  reduce 
administrative burden on citizens and on national administrations  

Commission 

2011-2012  

Report  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Council  on  national  practices  on  elections  for  the 
European Parliament 

Commission 

2012 

Report on granting derogation pursuant to Article 22(2) of the TFEU, presented under Article 14(3) 
of Directive 93/109/EC on EP elections 

Commission 

2012 

Citizenship Report including further analysis and remedies for obstacles to free movement 

Commission 

2013 

Strengthening confidence in the European judicial area 

EN 

17 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Furthering the implementation of mutual recognition 

Criminal law 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Implementation  reports  on  the  Framework  Decision  2006/783/JHA  on  mutual  recognition  of 
confiscation orders  

Commission 

Report on the implementation of the Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA on the European Arrest 
Warrant, and appropriate follow-up  

Commission 

Legislative proposal on a comprehensive regime on  obtaining  evidence  in  criminal  matters  based 
on the principle of mutual recognition and covering all types of evidence  

Commission 

2010  

2013 

2010 

2014 

2011 

Legislative proposal to introduce common standards for gathering evidence in criminal matters in 
order to ensure its admissibility  

Commission 

2011 

Proposal  for  a  Regulation  providing  Eurojust  with  powers  to  initiate  investigations,  making 
Eurojust's  internal  structure  more  efficient  and  involving  the  European  Parliament  and  national 
Parliaments in the evaluation of Eurojust's activities  

Commission 

2012 

EN 

18 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Legislative proposal on mutual recognition of disqualifications  

Commission 

Communication  on  the  establishment  of  a  European  Public  Prosecutor's  Office  (EPPO)  from 
Eurojust  

Commission 

2013 

2013 

Legislative  proposal  on  mutual  recognition  of  financial  penalties,  including  those  related  to  road 
traffic offences  

Commission 

2011 

Civil law 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Legislative  Proposal  for  the  revision  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  44/2001  on  jurisdiction,  recognition 
and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (Brussels I) 

Commission 

2010 

Legislative  Proposal  for  the  Council  Decision  on  the  enhanced  cooperation  as  regards  applicable 
law on divorce (Rome III)  

Commission 

2010 (adopted) 

Proposal  for  a  Regulation  on  the  conflicts  of  laws  in  matters  concerning  matrimonial  property 
rights,  including  the  question  of  jurisdiction  and  mutual  recognition,  and  for  Regulation  on  the 
property consequences of the separation of couples from other types of unions  

Commission 

2010 

Compendium of existing Union legislation on civil justice cooperation 

Consultation on collective redress instruments in EU legislation 

Commission 

Commission 

2010 

2010 

EN 

19 

EN 

 
  
 
Compendium of existing Union legislation on consumer law 

Commission Recommendation on registration of wills, following the adoption by the Council and 
European Parliament of the Regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement 
of  decisions  and  authentic  instruments  in  matters  of  succession  and  the  creation  of  a  European 
Certificate of Succession  

Commission 

Commission 

2011 

2013 

Strengthening mutual trust 

Improving the tools 

Actions  

Responsible party 

Timetable 

European Judicial Network (civil matters) 

Commission 

Ongoing 

- implementing the EJN amending decision (Decision 568/2009/EC) 

- Improving the EJN website in line with the European e-Justice Portal developments 

- Reporting on the activities of the European Judicial network  

EN 

20 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
European Judicial Network (Criminal Matters) 

Commission 

Ongoing 

- implementing Council Decision 2008/976/JHA on the EJN  

Member States 

- improving dissemination of up-to-date information on the implementation of EU instruments on 
judicial co-operation 

Member  States  and 
EJN 

Implementation 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Handbook on the implementation of the EU-US mutual legal assistance and extradition agreements   Commission 

Practice Guide on the European Payment Order (Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006) 

Commission 

Practice Guide on the European Small Claims Procedure (Regulation (EC) No 861/2007) 

Commission 

Fact sheets on Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 on maintenance obligations  

Fact sheets on Directive 2008/52/EC on mediation  

Commission 

Commission 

Handbook on the Framework Decision 2003/577/JHA concerning freezing of property  

Commission 

Handbook on the Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA concerning financial penalties  

Commission 

2010 

2010 

2011 

2011 

2012 

2012 

2012 

EN 

21 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Developing a core of common minimum rules 

Criminal law 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Legislative proposal on the approximation of customs infringements and penalties 

Commission 

Legislative  proposals  supplementing  Directive  2008/99/EC  on  the  protection  of  environment 
through criminal law and Directive 2009/123/EC on ship-source pollution 

Commission 

2012 

2012 

Civil law 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Report  on  application  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1393/2007  on  service  of  documents  in  civil  and 
commercial  matters,  if  necessary  followed  by  a  proposal  for  revision  which  could  include  the 
establishment of common minimum standards  

Commission 

Report  on  application  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1206/2001  on  the  taking  of  evidence  in  civil  and 
commercial  matters,  if  necessary  followed  by  a  proposal  for  revision  which  could  include  the 
establishment of common minimum standards  

Commission 

2011 

2012 

2012 

2013 

EN 

22 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the 
recognition  and  enforcement  of  judgments  in  matrimonial  matters  and  the  matters  of  parental 
responsibility,  including  establishment  of  common  minimum  standards  in  relation  to  the 
recognition of decisions on parental responsibility, following a report on its application  

Commission 

Report on the functioning of the present EU regime on civil procedural law across borders.  

Commission 

Green paper on the minimum standards for civil procedures and necessary follow up 

Commission 

Legislative proposal aimed at improving the consistency of existing Union legislation in the field of 
civil procedural law 

Commission 

2011 

2013 

2013 

2013 

2014 

The benefits for citizens of a European judicial area 

Providing easier access to justice 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Opening of the European e-Justice Portal and preparation for future releases 

Commission 

Green paper on the free circulation of the documents: civil status documents, authentic acts and the 
simplification of legalisation  

Commission 

2010 

2010 

EN 

23 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Regulation on limitation periods on cross border road traffic accidents  

Report on the application of Directive 2003/8/EC on legal aid  

Commission 

Commission 

Communication/Green Paper on the promotion of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the EU 

Commission 

Legislative  proposal  on  mutual  recognition  of  the  effects  of  certain  civil  status  documents  (e.g. 
relating to birth, affiliation, adoption, name) 

Commission 

2011 

2011 

2010 

2013 

Legislative proposal for dispensing with the formalities for the legalisation of documents between 
the Member States  

Commission 

2013 

Communication on the implementation of the mediation directive  

Commission 

2013 

Supporting economic activity 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Communication  on  the  European  contract  law  –  Method  towards  the  adoption  of  the  Common 
Frame of Reference  

Commission 

2010 

Proposal  for  a  Regulation  on  improving  the  efficiency  of  the  enforcement  of  judgements  in  the 
European Union: the attachment of bank accounts  

Commission 

2010 

EN 

24 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Legislative proposal on the Common Frame of Reference 

Commission 

2011 

Proposal  for  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EC)  No  1346/2000  on  insolvency  proceedings, 
following a report on its application  

Commission 

2012  

2013 

Proposal  for  a  Regulation  on  improving  the  efficiency  of  the  enforcement  of  judgements  in  the 
European Union: transparency of debtor's assets 

Commission 

2013 

Green paper on private international law aspects, including applicable law, relating to companies, 
associations and other legal persons  

Commission 

2014 

Implementation reports and follow-up: 

Report on the assignment of claims under Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 on the law applicable to 
contractual relations (Rome I) 

Commission 

2010 

Report on the application of Regulation (EC) No 805/2008 on the European Enforcement Order for 
uncontested claims 

Commission 

2011 

Report  on  the  application  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  804/2007  on  the  applicable  law  on  non-
contractual obligations (Rome II) 

Commission 

2012 

Report  on  application  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  861/2007  establishing  a  European  Small  Claims 
Procedure 

Commission 

2013 

Report  on  application  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1896/2006  creating  a  European  order  for  payment 
procedure  

Commission 

2013 

EN 

25 

EN 

 
  
 
 
Report on the applicable law on insurance contracts under Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 on the law 
applicable to contractual relations (Rome I)  

Commission 

2013 

Directive on consumer rights (COM(2008) 614 final) 

Commission  

Ongoing 

Modernisation of the Directive 90/314/EEC on package travel  

Commission  

Modernisation of the Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices 

Commission 

Modernisation of the Directive 98/6/EC on unit pricing  

Commission 

Modernisation of the Directive 2006/114/EC on misleading and comparative advertising 

Commission  

2011 

2011 

2012 

2012 

EN 

26 

EN 

 
  
 
Increasing the EU’s international presence in the legal field 

Civil law 

Actions 

Recommendation  for  an  authorisation  to  negotiate  an  agreement  between  the  EU  and  Norway, 
Iceland and Switzerland on the judicial cooperation concerning service of documents and taking of 
evidence  

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Commission 

2012 

Recommendation  for  an  authorisation  to  negotiate  an  agreement  between  the  EU  and  Norway, 
Iceland and Switzerland regarding an additional protocol on maintenance issues to the 2007 Lugano 
Convention  

Commission 

2010 

Recommendation  for  an  authorisation  to  negotiate,  updating  the  current  mandate,  on  the 
UNIDROIT Space Protocol 

Commission 

2010 

Communication defining strategy for the EU's international presence in the field of civil law  

Commission 

Proposals  on  the  authorisation  of  certain  Member  States  to  accede  to  the  Hague  Convention  on 
Service of Documents and on Taking of Evidence, in the interest of the EU  

Commission 

2011 

2011 

EN 

27 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Proposal on the conclusion by the EU of the Luxembourg Protocol on Railway Rolling Stock  

Commission 

Proposal on the conclusion by the EU of the 2005 Hague Choice of Court Convention  

Commission 

Assessment of the participation of the third countries to the Lugano Convention  

Commission 

Proposal on the signature and conclusion by the EU of the Protocol on Space Equipment  

Commission 

Proposal for the accession of the EU to UNIDROIT  

Commission 

2011 

2012 

2012 

2013 

2014 

Criminal law 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Communication on international aspects of judicial cooperation in criminal matters  

Commission 

2013 

EN 

28 

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Internal Security Strategy 

Ensuring the security of Europe 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Communication on the Internal Security Strategy  

Commission 

2010 

Upgrading the tools for the job 

Managing the flow of information 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Communication on the overview on information collection and exchange  

Commission 

Legislative  proposal  on  a  common  EU  approach  to  the  use  of  passenger  name  record  data  for  law 
enforcement purposes  

Commission 

2010 

2010 

Communication on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to third countries  

Commission 

2010 

Proposals for authorising the negotiation and negotiation of agreements on Passenger Name Record data 
between the European Union and relevant third countries  

Commission 

Ongoing  

EN 

29 

2011-2014 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
Evaluation report of the application of the Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC, if necessary followed by 
a proposal for revision  

Commission 

Report  on  the  implementation  of  the  Framework  Decision  2006/960/JHA  (Swedish  initiative)  on  the 
exchange of information between the law enforcement authorities 

Commission 

2010 

2012 

2011 

Report on the implementation of the Decision 2008/615/JHA (Prüm Decision) on the interconnection of 
DNA, fingerprints and vehicle information databases 

Commission 

2012 

Communication on the European Information Exchange Model, followed by an Action Plan  

Commission 

Communication  on  enhancing  the  traceability  of  users  of  pre-paid  communication  services  for  law 
enforcement purposes  

Commission 

Green paper on commercial information relevant to law enforcement and information exchange models  

Commission 

Police code, including the codification of the main instruments of access to information  

Commission 

2012 

2013 

2012 

2012 

2014 

EN 

30 

EN 

 
  
Mobilising the necessary technological tools 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Legislative proposal for a European register of convicted third countries nationals  

Commission 

Proposals  on  implementing  measures  on  the  European  Criminal  Records  Information  System 
(ECRIS)  

Commission 

Communication on the feasibility of setting up a EU Police Records Index System (EPRIS)  

Commission 

Communication  on  possible  measures  to  promote  the  exchange  of  information  between  Member 
States, including Europol, on violent travelling offenders in connection with major events  

Commission 

2011 

2011 

2012 

2012 

Communication  on  ECRIS  evaluation  and  on  its  future  development  extending  it  to  exchange 
information on supervision measures 

Commission 

2014 

Effective policies  

More effective European law enforcement cooperation 

EN 

31 

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Actions 

Proposal for a Regulation implementing Article 10 of the United Nations Protocol against the illicit 
manufacturing  of  and  trafficking  in  firearms,  their  parts  and  components,  and  ammunition,  on 
"General requirements for export, import and transit licensing or authorization systems"  

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Commission 

2010 

Communication on the status of cooperation between the ESDP police mission and Europol  

Commission 

Proposal for a Regulation on Europol  

Commission 

Proposal on the conclusion of the United Nations Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and 
trafficking in firearms, their parts and components, and ammunition on behalf of the Union  

Commission 

Proposal on information exchange between Europol, Eurojust and Frontex  

Evaluation  of  the  Framework  Decision  2009/905/JHA  on  accreditation  of  forensic  laboratory 
activities and reflections on possibilities to develop common quality standards within the forensic 
field  

Commission 

Commission 

2011 

2013 

2012 

2011 

2013 

Communication  on  the  improvement  of  customs  and  police  cooperation  in  the  EU,  including 
reflections  on  under-cover  officers,  on  Police  Cooperation  and  Customs  Centres,  on  an  EU 
approach  to  Intelligence  led  policing,  and  on  common  actions  to  improve  operational  police 
cooperation: assessment of state of play and possible recommendations  

Commission 

2014 

In  order  to  be  able  to  analyse  the  threats  at  European  level,  a  methodology  based  on  common 
parameters should be established. Full use should be made of Europol,  the Joint Situation  Centre 

Commission 

Ongoing 

EN 

32 

EN 

 
  
 
(SitCen) and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism. 

Member States 

More effective crime prevention 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Evaluation of the functioning of the European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and legislative 
proposal on the establishment of a Observatory for the Prevention of Crime (OPC) 

Commission 

2013 

Promote the concept of preventing and fighting organised crime through an administrative approach Commission 

Ongoing 

Development  of  a  customs  risk  management  framework  in  order  to  prevent  organised  crime 
activities linked to goods 

Commission 

Ongoing 

Statistics 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

New Action Plan on development of statistics on crime and criminal justice 2011-2015  

Commission 

Proposal for a European classification of crime types 

Commission 

2011 

2013 

EN 

33 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
EU Security Survey  

Commission 

2013 

Collection  of  comparable  statistics  on  selected  crime  areas:  money  laundering,  cybercrime, 
corruption, trafficking in human beings  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Protection against serious and organised crime 

Combating serious and organised crime 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Report on the implementation of the Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on fight against organised 
crime  

Commission 

2012 

Trafficking in human beings 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Set up of EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator (ATC) within the Commission  

Commission  

2010 

Proposal for a Directive on combating trafficking of human beings  

Commission 

2010 (adopted) 

EN 

34 

EN 

 
  
 
 
 
 
Report on the application of Directive 2004/81/EC on the residence permit issued to third-country 
nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action 
to facilitate illegal immigration who cooperate with the competent authorities, and possible follow-
up  

Commission 

2010 

Report on the implementation of the Action Plan on trafficking in human beings 2005-2009  

Commission 

Report  on  the  implementation  the  Action  Oriented  Paper  on  trafficking  in  human  beings  of 
November 2009  

Commission 

2010 

2011 

Communication  on  a  new  integrated  strategy  on  fighting  trafficking  in  human  beings,  and  on 
measures to protect and assist victims (including the development of compensation schemes, safe 
return  and  assistance  with  reintegration  into  society  in  their  country  of  origin  if  they  return 
voluntarily) using ad hoc cooperation agreements with specific third countries  

Commission 

2011 

Guidelines for consular services and border guards for the identification of victims of trafficking of 
human beings  

Commission 

2012 

Sexual exploitation of children and child pornography 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Proposal  for  a  Directive  on  combating  sexual  abuse,  sexual  exploitation  of  children  and  child 
pornography  

Commission 

2010 (adopted) 

Promote  partnerships  with  the  private  sector,  namely  the  financial  sector  in  order  to  disrupt  the  Commission 

Ongoing 

EN 

35 

EN 

 
  
 
money transfers related to websites with child abuse content  

Promote relevant measures under the Safer Internet Programme 2009-2013  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Cyber-crime and Network and Information Security 

Actions 

Measures  aiming  at  a  reinforced  and  high  level  Network  and  Information  Security  Policy,  
including legislative initiatives such as the one on modernised Network and Information Security 
Agency (ENISA) as well as other measures allowing faster reactions in the event of cyber attacks  

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Council 

2010-2012 

Commission 

European Parliament

Legislative proposal on attacks against information systems  

Commission 

2010 

Creation of a cybercrime alert platform at European level 

Europol 

2010-2012 

Commission 

Develop a European model agreement on public private partnerships in the fight against cybercrime 
and for cyber security 

Commission 

2011 

Communication on counterfeit medicines  

Commission 

Measures,  including  legislative  proposals  to  establish  rules  on  jurisdiction  on  cyberspace  at  Commission 

2013 

2013 

EN 

36 

EN 

 
  
 
European and International levels 

Ratification of the 2001 Council of Europe Cyber-crime Convention 

Member States 

Economic crime and corruption 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Report on implementation of the Decision 2007/845/JHA on asset recovery offices  

Commission 

Communication  on  a  comprehensive  policy  against  corruption  in  Member  States,  including  the 
establishment of an evaluation mechanism as well as presenting modalities of cooperation with the 
Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) for that purpose  

Commission 

Proposal of a new legal framework for asset recovery  

Commission 

Legislative  proposal  on  criminal  measures  aimed  at  ensuring  the  enforcement  of  intellectual 
property rights (replacing proposal COM(2006) 168 final)  

Commission 

2010 

2011 

2011 

2011 

Proposal  to  amend  Regulation  (EC)  No  1383/2003  concerning  customs  action  against  goods 
suspected  of  infringing  certain  intellectual  property  rights  and  the  measures  to  be  taken  against 
goods found to have infringed such rights 

Commission 

2010 

Reconduction  and implementation of the Action Plan concerning EU-China Customs cooperation 
on intellectual property rights 

Commission 

Ongoing 

Member States 

EN 

37 

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Communication  on  a  European  Strategy  for  financial  investigation  and  financial  and  criminal 
analysis  

Commission 

2012 

Legislative proposal updating the European criminal law framework on money laundering  

Commission 

2012 

Adoption  and  follow-up  of  a  Commission  report  on  the  implementation  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1889/2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community  

Commission 

2010 - 2011 

Assessment  of  the  need  for  further  measures  to  enhance  transparency  of  legal  persons  and  legal 
arrangements/trusts,  aiming  at  the  identification  of  the  beneficiary  owner,  to  be  followed  up  by 
legislative proposals  

Commission 

2012 

Guidelines on new tools for recovery of proceeds of crime, such as the creation of national registers 
of bank accounts  

Commission 

2012 

European  strategy  on  identity  management  ,  including  legislative  proposals  on  criminalisation  of 
identity theft and on electronic identity (eID) and secure authentication systems 

Commission 

2012 

Establishment  of  a  sustainable  institutional  framework  for  FIU.NET  (EU  Financial  Intelligence 
Units  Network),  including  possible  database  on  suspicious  transactions,  following  a  feasibility 
study  

Commission 

2013 

First evaluation of anti corruption policies of the Member States 

Report on the convergence of sanctions in the financial services area  

Communication on law enforcement aspects of the fight against counterfeiting 

Commission 

Commission 

Commission 

2013 

2010 

2013 

EN 

38 

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Drugs 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Legislative  proposals  amending  Decision  2005/387/JHA  on  new  psychoactive  substances, 
following its assessment  

Commission 

2010 

Conclude the negotiations of an EU-Russia Agreement on the control of trade in drug precursors  

Commission 

2010 

Evaluation  of  the  current  EU  Strategy  on  Drugs  and  EU  Drugs  Action  Plan,  including  on  the 
coherence between internal and external EU drug policy,  and  renewal of the Strategy and Action 
Plan 

Commission 

2010-2012 

Legislative proposals to amend the EU legislation on drug precursors in order to reinforce controls 
in certain areas 

Commission 

2011 

Communication campaign and public events around the European Action on Drugs, following an 
assessment in 2010 of its functioning  

Commission 

Ongoing  

Communication  on  permanent  EU  structures  for  operational  coordination  of  drug  actions  outside 
the EU, in particular in West Africa  

Commission 

2012 

Financial  and  policy  support  for  international  organisations,  security  platforms  and  similar 
initiatives fighting drug and drug precursors trafficking 

Commission 

Ongoing 

Implementation of the Afghanistan Action Oriented Paper on drug trafficking, and pursue dialogue 
with Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries in a comprehensive manner at bi-lateral and 
bi-regional level  

Commission 

Ongoing 

EN 

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Terrorism 

Actions 

Communication on stocktaking of Counter-Terrorism measures  

Recommendation to authorise the negotiation of a long term agreement between the European Union
and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of financial messaging data for the
purpose of the fight against terrorism  

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Commission 

2010 

Commission 

2010 (adopted) 

Implementation of the EU Action Plan on violent Radicalisation (non-legislative measures to prevent
the  distribution  of  violent  radical  content  on  the  Internet;  website  on  violent  radicalisation
development of benchmarking tools to measure the effectiveness of counter-radicalisation initiatives)

Commission 

2010 

Further development of the external aspects of radicalisation phenomenon  

Legislative proposal on precursors to explosives  

Public-private dialogue on illegal online activities related to terrorism and other crimes 

Commission 

Commission 

Commission 

Communication  on  voluntary  anti-terrorist  financing  guidelines  for  EU  based  non  profit
organisations  

Commission 

2010 

2010 

2010 

2011 

Communication on a concerted effort at EU level to enable, reinforce and disseminate to the broader
public currents and ideologies that reject extremism and violence 

Commission 

2011 

Communication on a strategy for a holistic approach of radicalisation, on the basis of an evaluation
of the effectiveness of national policies to counter radicalisation in vulnerable group  

Commission 

2011 

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Report on the implementation of the Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA on Terrorism  

Report on non-legislative measures to combat the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes  

Communication on the feasibility of an European Terrorist Finance Tracking Program  

Evaluation of the EU Explosives Action Plan and follow-up measures  

Commission 

Commission 

Commission 

Commission 

2011 

2011 

2011 

2011 

2012 

Legislative  proposal  on  security  vetting  of  persons  having  access  to  CBRN  (Chemical,  Biological
Radiological and Nuclear) or explosives  

Commission 

2011-2012 

Assessment of alternative and new payment methods with a view to their potential abuse for terrorist
financing purposes  

Commission 

2012 

Introduction  of  Mutual  Recognition  customs  security  agreements  between  the  EU  and  identified
partner countries to protect the International supply chain and provide cross border benefits to each
others Authorised Economic Operators. 

Commission 

2010/11 

Communication on measures to improve feedback to financial institutions regarding the outcome of
their cooperation in the fight against terrorism financing  

Commission 

2014 

Development of common risk criteria and standard for the security of goods  

Improvement of the fight against illicit use of dual use goods 

Commission 

ongoing 

Commission 

ongoing 

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Comprehensive and effective EU Disaster Management: reinforcing the EU's capacities to prevent, prepare for and respond to all kinds 
of disasters 

Actions 

Report on the evaluation of EU Civil Protection Policy Instruments 

Communication on the reinforcement of the EU's Disaster Response Capacity  

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Commission 

Commission 

2010 

2010 

Reinforcing the Monitoring and Information Centre's (MIC) analytical and coordination capacity 

Commission  

2010 onwards 

Proposal on the implementation of the solidarity clause 

Commission 

2010-2011 

Implementation  of  the  2009  EU  Chemical,  Biological,  Radiological  and  Nuclear  threats  (CBRN) 
Action Plan (licensing scheme for certain high-risk chemicals; European approach to detection of 
CBRN,  including  standardisation  and  certification  of  detection  equipment,  minimum  detection 
standards for CBRN)  

Commission 

2010-2014 

Evaluate  the  pilot-phase  of  the  Critical  Infrastructure  Warning  Information  Network  (CIWIN) 
system in preparation of the decision on further progress  

Commission 

2010 

Legislative  proposals  on  renewal  of  the  Civil  Protection  Mechanism  and  the  Civil  Protection 
Financial Instrument 

Commission 

2011 

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Report  on  the  implementation  of  Directive  2008/114  on  Identification  of  European  Critical 
Infrastructure,  followed  by  a  review  of  the  Directive  including  considering  the  extension  of  the 
scope  

Commission 

Comprehensive progress report on the implementation of the CBRN Action Plan  

Commission 

Overview of the natural and man-made risks that the EU may face in the future 

Commission 

Peer  evaluation  programme  on  Member  State  practices  and  approaches  in  the  area  of  CBRN 
security 

Commission 

2011 

2012 

2011 

2012 

2012 

Communication on third party cooperation in relation to Critical Infrastructure Programme (CIP), 
Explosives and CBRN  

Commission 

2012 

CBRN Resilience Programme in the field of civil protection 

Commission 

2012 

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Access to Europe in a globalised world 

Integrated management of the external borders 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Proposal to amend the Frontex Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004  

Commission 

2010 (adopted) 

Second progress report on the European Border Surveillance System (Eurosur) 

Commission, 

Frontex to establish regional and/or specialised offices  

FRONTEX 

Development  of  a  customs  approach  to  protecting  citizens'  safety  from  the  risks  posed  by 
international trade in dangerous goods 

Commission 

2010 

2010 

2010 

Legislative proposal amending the Schengen Borders Code (Regulation (EC) No 562/2006)  

Commission 

2010-2011 

Legislative proposal to set up Entry Exit System (EES)  

Legislative proposal to set up Registered Traveller Programme (RTP)  

Commission 

Commission 

2011 

2011 

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European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to develop methods to better identify those who are in 
need of international protection in mixed flows, and to cooperate with Frontex wherever possible  

EASO 

Legislative proposals on Eurosur development  

Adoption of guidelines for customs controls in the area of product safety 

Commission 

Commission 

Member States 

Development and entry into operation of the Schengen Information System II (SIS II)  

Commission 

Member States 

Start of operations of the Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the 
area of freedom, security and justice 

2011 

2011 

2011 

December  2011 
2013, 
or 
depending  on  the 
technical  solution 
to be followed 

2012 

Communication  on  the  better  cooperation,  coordination,  integration  and  rationalisation  of  the 
different checks carried out at the external borders with a view to twin the objective of facilitating 
access and improving security  

Commission 

2012  

Communication  on  the  long  term  development  of  FRONTEX  including  the  feasibility  of  the 
creation of a European system of border guards  

Commission 

2014 

Use of the CRMS (Community Risk Management  System) in order  to exchange risk information 
between  customs  offices  at  the  border  and  further  development  of  the  common  risk  assessment, 
criteria and standards for management, security and safety at the external borders 

Commission 

ongoing 

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Strengthened  cooperation  of  ports,  airports  and  land  borders  on  all  matters  of  relevance  for  the 
management of the external border 

Commission 

ongoing 

Visa policy 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Finalisation  of  visa  dialogues  with  Albania  and  Bosnia  and  Herzegovina  and  launching  of  a  visa 
dialogue with Kosovo* 

Commission 

2010 

*Under UN Security Council Resolution 1244/99  

Handbook on the practical application of the Visa Code and regular updates 

Commission 

2010 

Ongoing 

Negotiation, signature and conclusion of Visa Facilitation Agreements with third countries  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Development and entry into operation of the Visa Information System (VIS) and gradual roll out of 
the VIS  

Commission 

December 2010 

Member States 

Communication  on Regional consular cooperation programmes  and  on  the  setting  up  of  common 
visa application centres  

Commission 

2011 

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Communication  on  the  possibility  of  introducing  an  EU-ESTA  (Electronic  System  for  Travel 
Authorization) 

Commission 

2011 

Communication  on  the  evaluation  of  the  implementation  of  the  Visa  Code  (Regulation  (EC)  No 
810/2009) 

Commission 

2013 

Communication  on  a  new  concept  of  the  European  visa  policy  and  assessing  the  possibility  of 
establishing a common European issuing mechanism for short term visas  

Commission 

2014 

Evaluation of the VIS 

Commission  

2014 

Follow up of Visa Reciprocity (negotiation and conclusion of visa waiver agreements, regular visa 
reciprocity reports)  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Regular reviews of the list of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when 
crossing the external borders and propose periodically revisions of Regulation (EC) No 539/2001  

Commission 

Ongoing  

Regular  meetings  of  the  Joint  Committees  monitoring  the  implementation  of  visa  facilitation  and 
readmission agreements with third countries 

Commission 

Ongoing 

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A EUROPE OF RESPONSIBILITY, SOLIDARITY AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIGRATION AND ASYLUM MATTERS 

Putting solidarity and responsibility at the heart of our response 

Actions 

Communication  on  increased  coherence  between  immigration  Policy  and  other  relevant  EU 
policies, in particular on how to strengthen the link between the development of migration policy 
and the Europe 2020 strategy  

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Commission 

2011 

Annual  Reports  on  Immigration  and  Asylum  (implementation  of  the  European  Pact  and  as  from 
2011 on the Stockholm Programme)  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Statistics 

Actions 

Measures aiming at: 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Commission 

2010 - 2011 

- the adoption by the European Statistical System Committee of a conceptual framework and work 
programme for the development of statistics on migration and for the mainstreaming of migration 
topics across social and economic statistics 

Member States 

- the Development of additional disaggregation to be applied to statistics on asylum, on residence 
permits issued to third-country nationals and on enforcement of immigration legislation, possibly 

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including a proposal for a Commission Regulation implementing Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 
862/2007 

Report on the application of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 on Community statistics on migration 
and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 311/76 on the compilation 
of statistics on foreign workers 

Commission 

2012 

A dynamic and comprehensive migration policy 

Consolidating, developing and implementing the EU Global Approach to Migration 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Communication on the evaluation and future development of the Global Approach to Migration  

Commission 

2011 

Pursuing  EU  political  dialogue  missions  on  migration  as  a  way  to  engage  dialogue  on  this  issue 
with third countries falling under the Global Approach 

Commission 

Ongoing 

Member States 

Launching of migration profile processes (including capacity building and the use of the migration 
profile as a tool for policy definition, cooperation programming, evaluation) with key countries  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Further development of mobility partnerships  

Commission 

Ongoing 

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Further establishment of cooperation platforms facilitating the coordination among relevant actors 

Commission  

Ongoing 

Enhancing migration dialogue within the Eastern Partnership 

Commission 

Ongoing 

Pursuing  and  improving  the  implementation  of  the  EU/Africa  Partnership  on  migration,  mobility 
and  employment  and  the  preparation  of  a  EU-Africa  Senior  Official  Meeting  on  this  partnership 
during the second semester 2010  

Commission 

 Ongoing 

Concretising  the  follow-up  of  the  Rabat/Paris  Process  through  the  implementation  of  the  Paris 
Cooperation programme and the preparation of the Dakar Conference in 2011  

Commission 

2010-2011 

Developing the EU/LAC dialogue on migration  

Commission 

 Ongoing 

Enhancing cooperation with India, Afghanistan  and  Pakistan  on  migration issues, as well  as with 
Central Asia, on a regional basis.  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Migration and development 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Communication on the effects of climate change on international migration, including its potential 
effects on immigration to the European Union  

Commission 

2011 

Communication on maximising the positive and minimising the negative aspects of immigration on 
Development  (circular  migration,  remittances  including  the  feasibility  of  creating  a  common  EU 
portal  on  remittances;  development  of  Diaspora  networks  and  promoting  the  participation  of 
migrant  communities  to  development  projects  in  the  countries  of  origin,  Migrants'  rights,  Brain 
drain)  

Commission 

2010 

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Support the establishment of a migration observatory network in ACP countries  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Supporting  third  countries  in  defining  and  implementing  their  migration  policy  through  our 
cooperation  in  particular  within  sub-Saharan  Africa,  namely  through  the  strengthening  of 
institutional capacities for improved migration management and governance, as well as the possible 
opening of new migration Centre in key African countries 

Commission 

A concerted policy in keeping with national labour-market requirements 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Proposal for a Directive on conditions of admission of third country nationals in the framework of 
an intra-corporate transfer  

Commission 

2010 

Proposal for a Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the 
purposes of seasonal employment  

Commission 

2010 

Report on the application of Directive 2004/114/EC on the conditions of admission of third-country 
nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service, 
followed by a proposal for a modification of the Directive  

Commission 

Report on the Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-
term residents and possible follow-up  

Commission 

2010 

2011 

2011 

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Report on Directive 2005/71/EC on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for 
the purposes of scientific research and possible follow-up  

Commission 

2011 

Communication on addressing labour shortages through migration in EU Member States  

Commission 

Report  on  the  application  of  Directive  2009/50/EC  on  the  conditions  of  entry  and  residence  of 
third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment  

Commission 

2012 

2014 

Further  development  of  the  European  Migration  Network  with  a  view  to  better  informing  policy 
choices, which also takes account of recent developments  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Proactive policies for migrants and their rights 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Green Paper on the right to family reunification  

Commission 

Proposal for a modification of Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification  

Commission 

Immigration code - Consolidation of legislation in the area of legal immigration taking into account 
the evaluation of the existing legislation, needs for simplification and where necessary extend the 
existing provisions to categories of workers currently not covered by EU legislation  

Commission 

2010 

2012 

2013 

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Integration 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Launch of the third edition of the 'Handbook on Integration for policy-makers and practitioners'  

Commission 

Report to the 2010 Ministerial Conference on Integration  

Commission 

Communication  on  an  EU  agenda  for  integration,  including  the  development  of  a  coordination 
mechanism  

Commission 

2010 

2010 

2011 

Effective policies to combat illegal immigration 

Actions 

Communication on the evaluation of readmission agreements and on the development of a coherent 
strategy  on  readmission  taking  into  account  the  overall  relations  with  the  country  concerned, 
including  a  common  approach  towards  third  countries  that  do  not  cooperate  in  readmitting  their 
own nationals  

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Commission 

2010 

Communication on the evaluation on the common policy on return and on its future development 
(including support measures for return and reintegration of persons readmitted, capacity building in 
third  countries;  disseminating  information  in  destination  countries  regarding  returning  and 
reintegration opportunities, network of liaison officers in countries of origin and transit)  

Commission 

2011 

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Legislative  proposal  amending  Directive  2002/90/EC  defining  the  facilitation  of  unauthorised 
entry,  transit  and  residence  (and  possibly  merge  with  Framework  Decision  2002/946/JHA  on  the 
strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and 
residence; and extending existing provisions)  

Commission 

2012 

Report  on  Directive  2009/52/EC  providing  for  minimum  standards  on  sanctions  and  measures 
against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals  

Commission 

2014 

Report on the implementation of the return Directive 2008/115/EC  

Commission 

2014 

Further efforts on negotiating and concluding readmission agreements with relevant third countries 
and exploration of the possibilities of concluding readmission agreements with other third countries 

Commission 

Ongoing  

Unaccompanied minors 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Communication on an Action plan on unaccompanied minors in the migration process  

Commission 

2010 

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Asylum: a common area of protection and solidarity 

A common area of protection 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Further  develop  a  common  educational  platform  for  national  asylum  officials,  building  on  in 
particular the European Asylum Curriculum  

EASO 

2011 

Communication  on  Eurodac  development,  namely  on  the  feasibility  on  its  development  into  a 
supporting tool for the entire Common European Asylum System (CEAS)  

Commission 

2012 

Communication on the appropriateness, the possibilities and the difficulties as well as the legal and 
practical implications of joint processing of asylum applications within the Union  

Commission 

2014 

Report  of  the  Commission  on  the  legal  and  practical  consequences  of  the  EU's  accession  to  the 
Geneva Convention and its 1967 Protocol  

Commission 

2013 

First  evaluation  report  on  the  EASO's  impact  on  practical  cooperation  and  on  the  Common 
European Asylum System  

Commission 

2013 

Commission's  communication  on  a  framework  for  the  transfer  of  protection  of  beneficiaries  of  Commission 

2014 

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international protection and mutual recognition of asylum decisions  

Development of a common methodology with a view to reducing disparities of asylum decisions  

EASO 

Sharing of responsibilities and solidarity between the Member States 

Actions 

Establishing a mechanism to review the Member States' national asylum systems and identify the 
issues  related  to  capacities  which  will  enable  Member  States  to  support  each  other  in  building 
capacity  

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Commission 

2011 

Communication on enhanced intra-EU solidarity 

Commission 

Evaluation and development of procedures for facilitation of the secondment of officials in order to 
help those Member States facing particular pressures of asylum seekers  

EASO 

2011 

2011 

The external dimension of asylum 

Actions 

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Responsible party 

Timetable 

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Establish strategic partnership with UNHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees) 

Commission 

2011 

Mid-term evaluation of the EU Resettlement Programme  

Commission 

Communication on new approaches concerning access to asylum procedures targeting main transit 
countries 

Commission 

2012 

2013 

Proposal on how to improve the EU Resettlement Programme  

Commission 

2014 

Annual Reports on EU resettlement efforts  

Commission  

Ongoing 

Launching and developing new Regional Protection Programmes, including in the horn of Africa  

Commission 

Ongoing  

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Europe in a globalised world – the external dimension of freedom, security and justice 

Contributing to a global Europe 

The external dimension of the EU's policy in the area of freedom, security and justice is increasingly interrelated with its internal aspects and 
crucial to the successful implementation of the objectives of the Stockholm programme. The Union must continue to ensure its effective and 
coherent implementation of the external dimension of JLS policies, and also to conduct regular evaluations in this area.  

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Regular  reporting  on  the  state  of  implementation  of  the  external  dimension  of  the  Stockholm 
Programme  

Commission 

2011-2014 

A reinforced external dimension 

Actions 

Foster  JLS  expertise  in  priority  EU  delegations  through  providing  adequate  information  and 
training on JLS policies, to the EU delegations in third countries, including by placing JLS experts 
in EU delegations in some relevant third countries  

EU Member States’ Liaison officers should be encouraged to further strengthen their cooperation, 
sharing of information and best practices 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Commission 

2010 - 2014 

Member States 

Council 

Commission  

2010-2014 

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Report on ways to ensure complementary between the EU and Member States' action  

Commission 

2011  

See section Ensuring the security of Europe for relevant action on cooperation between the ESDP 
police mission and Europol  

Human rights  

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Communication on a Human Rights Action Plan for the EU to promote its values in the external 
dimension of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) policies  

Commission  

2011 

Continued thematic priorities with new tools 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

See  section  Ensuring  the  security  of  Europe  for  relevant  actions  on  possible  cooperation 
agreements  with  third  countries  to  enhance  the  fight  against  trafficking  and  smuggling  and  for 
actions to prevent radicalisation and recruitment, as well as the protection of critical infrastructures 

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Agreements with third countries  

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

See  section  Ensuring  the  protection  of  fundamental  rights  for  relevant  actions  on  a  coherent 
legislative  framework  for  the  Union  for  personal  data  transfers  to  third  countries  for  law 
enforcement purposes; and see section Strengthening confidence in the European judicial area for 
relevant actions on agreements with third countries, in particular as regards judicial cooperation in 
civil and criminal law  

Geographical priorities and international organisations 

Actions 

Western Balkans 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Further address the reform of the judiciary and the fight against corruption and organised crime in 
the enlargement process, in particular through further strengthening of the monitoring mechanism 
and targeted assistance 

Commission  

2010 

See section Ensuring the security of Europe for relevant actions on the finalisation of visa dialogues 
with Western Balkans  

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Turkey  

Action plan for cooperation with Turkey  

Commission 

2010 

See section Putting solidarity and responsibility at the heart of our response for relevant actions on 
EU readmission negotiations with Turkey  

European Neighbourhood Policy - Eastern Partnership  

Action  plan  for  Eastern  Partnership  countries  on  JHA  aspects,  including  mobility-related  issues 
such as visa, including gradual steps towards visa liberalisation as a long term goal for individual 
partner countries on a case by case basis, migration, border management, as well as security-related 
aspects, through dialogue with partner countries 

Commission  

2010  

See  section  Ensuring  the  security  of  Europe  regarding  visa  facilitation  agreements  with  Eastern 
Partnership countries 

Actions to promote stability and security in the Black Sea Region based on the Black Sea Synergy 
regional cooperation initiative.  

These activities will be complementary to those envisaged under the Eastern Partnership 

European Neighbourhood Policy - Union for the Mediterranean 

Plan  on  the  Union  for  the  Mediterranean,  enhancing  the  work  started  in  the  context  of  the 
Barcelona  process  and  the  Euro-Mediterranean  Partnership,  in  particular  regarding  migration 
(maritime),  border  surveillance,  preventing  and  fighting  drug  trafficking,  civil  protection,  law 
enforcement and judicial cooperation.  

Commission  

2010 

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See section Putting solidarity and responsibility at the heart of our response for relevant actions on 
EU readmission negotiations with Morocco, Algeria and Egypt 

USA 

Follow-up  to  the  EU-US  joint  statement  on  enhancing  transatlantic  cooperation  in  the  area  of 
justice, freedom and security of 28 October 2009  

Commission  

Ongoing 

See  section  Ensuring  the  protection  of  fundamental  rights  for  relevant  actions  on  an  EU-US 
agreement  on  personal  data  protection  for  law  enforcement  purposes;  section  Strengthening 
confidence  in  the  European  judicial  area  on  the  implementation  of  the  EU-US  mutual  legal 
assistance  and  extradition  agreements;  section  Ensuring  the  security  of  Europe  on  a  long  term 
agreement between the EU and the USA on the processing and transfer of financial messaging data 
for  the  purpose  of  the  Terrorist  Finance  Tracking  Program;  on  the  further  development  of  the 
external aspects of radicalisation phenomenon, in particular with the USA; strengthening the EU-
US judicial and police cooperation in the fight against cybercrime  

Russia 

Implementation of the Road Map for Common Space of Freedom, Security and Justice  

Commission  

Ongoing 

See  section  Ensuring  the  security  of  Europe  or  relevant  actions  on  negotiation  of  a  revised  EU 
Russia visa facilitation agreement and on the monitoring of the implementation of the EU-Russia 
visa  facilitation  and  readmission  agreements;  and  on  the  negotiations  of  a  Drug  precursors 
Agreement; 

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EU-Africa 

See section Ensuring the security of Europe for action on anti-trafficking in West Africa; section 
Putting solidarity and responsibility at the heart of our response for relevant actions on the follow-
up of the Rabat/Paris Process an on the implementation of the EU/Africa Partnership on migration, 
mobility  and  employment;  for  the  follow-up  to  the  June  2009  European  Council  Conclusions  on 
migration in the Mediterranean and on readmission negotiations with Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and 
pursuing the discussion regarding migration issues, including readmission and border management, 
in the framework agreement with Libya; relaunching the Tripoli process; and the establishment of a 
Regional Protection Programme in the Horn of Africa;  

China and India 

Promote  dialogues  with  China  and  India  on  counter-terrorism,  intellectual  property  rights, 
migration,  including  fight  against  illegal  migration  and  judicial  cooperation,  while  pursuing  the 
dialogue  on  Human  Rights  with  China(see  section  Ensuring  the  security  of  Europe  for  the  EU-
China Action Plan on customs enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights), 

See  section  Putting  solidarity  and  responsibility  at  the  heart  of  our  response  for  action  on  the 
dialogue and cooperation on migration with India and on the EU-China readmission agreement  

Brazil 

Implementation and further development of the Strategic Partnership and the Joint Action Plan with 
Brazil  

EU-LAC and Central Asian countries 

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See  chapter  A  dynamic  and  comprehensive  migration  policy  for  action  on  immigration  dialogue 
with anchorage countries of Asia and enhancing cooperation with Central Asia, relevant to the EU 
interest and on developing the EU/LAC dialogue on migration; See section Ensuring the security of 
Europe for EU-LAC cooperation on drugs 

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Bangladesh 

See section Ensuring the security of Europe for relevant action on enhancing cooperation with on 
drugs and for cooperation on Terrorism; section Putting solidarity and responsibility at the heart of 
our response for cooperation on migration issues; for readmission agreements with those countries 
and on the refugee situation 

International organisations and promotion of European and international standards 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Cooperate with the Council of Europe based on the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2006 
and  continue  to  support  the  implementation  of  its  important  conventions  such  as  the  Trafficking 
Convention and the ones on Trafficking in human beings, Data Protection, Protection of Children, 
Cybercrime and Corruption. 

Commission 

Ongoing 

Council 

Continue to support the Hague Conference on Private International Law and encourage its partners 
to ratify the conventions where the EU is or will become a Party or where all Member States are 
Parties. 

Commission 

Ongoing 

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Increased coherence 

From political priorities to actions and results 

Action 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Communication  on  the  procedures  for  scrutiny  of  Europol's  activities  by  the  European 
Parliament, together with national Parliaments  

Commission 

Communication  on  the  arrangements  for  involving  the  European  Parliament  and  national 
Parliaments in the evaluation of Eurojust activities  

Commission 

2011 

2011 

Evaluation 

Action 

Responsible party 

Timetable 

Communication on evaluating JHA policies  

Commission 

Proposal for an evaluation mechanism of anti corruption policies of the Member States 

Commission 

Proposal for an evaluation mechanism for criminal justice cooperation  

Commission 

2010 

2011 

2012 

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Training 

Action 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Communication on an Action Plan on European training for all legal professions  

Commission 

Communication  on  an  Action  Plan  on  European  training  for  EU  internal  security 
professionals 

Commission 

Pilot  projects  on  “Erasmus-style”  exchange  programmes  for  judicial  authorities  and  legal 
professionals 

Commission 

Pilot projects on "Erasmus-style" exchange programmes for law enforcement authorities 

Commission 

Develop a European Law Institute 

Commission 

2011 

2011 

2010-2012 

2010-2012 

2011-2012 

Communication 

Action 

Targeted communication action to inform EU citizens about their Citizenship rights, notably 
on  the  right  to  consular  protection  in  third  countries  and  the  right  to  free  movement  and 
residence within the EU  

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Commission 

2010 

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Awareness raising activities on data protection rights  

Commission 

Ongoing 

Awareness raising on anti-death penalty 

Awareness raising activities on the rights of the individual in criminal proceedings 

Commission 

Awareness on tools facilitating cross-border transactions 

Awareness on consumer rights 

Awareness-raising on antidiscrimination 

Commission 

Commission  

Commission 

Awareness on the customs enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights at external borders 

Commission 

Member States 

Dialogue with civil society 

Ongoing 

Ongoing 

Ongoing 

Ongoing 

Ongoing 

Actions 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Meetings of the European Forum on the Rights of the Child  

Meetings of the European Integration Forum  

Meetings of the Justice Forum  

Commission 

Commission 

Commission 

Ongoing 

Ongoing 

Ongoing 

EN 

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Meetings of the Civil Society Forum on Drugs  

Biannual meeting with the Platform of the Social NGOs  

Commission 

Commission 

Ongoing 

Ongoing 

Financing 

Action 

Responsible party 

Timetable  

Proposals for new financial programmes and funds in the field of Justice and Home Affairs 
under the next multiannual financial framework  

Commission 

2011-2013 

EN 

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