Tomorrow’s videoconference of EU Home Affairs Ministers: Migration and security on the agenda

On 14 December, EU i home affairs ministers will meet under the auspices of the German Presidency of the Council of the EU.

During their last videoconference of Germany’s Council Presidency, EU home affairs ministers will discuss key files in the fields of security and migration.

In the morning, Ministers will discuss security policy, with Council conclusions pertaining to internal security and the European police partnership on the agenda. The latter aims to provide Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, with a stronger operational mandate.

Ministers will then turn their attention to the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, which the European Commission proposed in September. Discussions will cover proposals on external border management, new pre-entry procedures, including compulsory identification, health and security screenings, and mutual solidarity and support among member states, among other pillars of the Pact. Ministers will also hold a debate on how the EU can better cooperate with third-country partners to more effectively manage migration, readmission and return procedures.

The German Presidency also plans to inform ministers on the status of the EU regulation to combat the online dissemination of terrorist content. The German Presidency last week successfully concluded negotiations with the European Parliament and the European Commission on the regulation, showing that Europe stands united in the fight against terrorism.

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The German Presidency’s statement upon arrival is scheduled for 14 December at 9.15 and will be available on the website of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The public session of the Videoconference of EU Home Affairs Ministers will begin at 10.00 on 14 December and can be streamed live on the website of the Council of the EU. The press conference at the meeting’s conclusion can also be streamed live on the same website beginning at 17.15.

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