RAAD VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE (Justitie en Binnenlandse Zaken), Brussel

Council of the European Union

Brussels, 7 December 2022 (OR. en)

15556/22 OJ CONS 78

JAI 1607 COMIX 593

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

(Justice and Home Affairs)

Europa building, Brussels

8 and 9 December 2022 (10.00, 9.30)

Format 1+3 (+2 in listening room)

THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER 2022 (10.00)

HOME AFFAIRS

• 1. 

  Adoption of the agenda

• 2. 

  (poss.) Approval of "A" items a) Non-legislative list 15558/22 b) Legislative list (Public deliberation in accordance with 15560/22 Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)

P OLITICAL GOVERNANCE OF THE S CHENGEN AREA (‘S CHENGEN C OUNCIL ’)

Non-legislative activities

• 3. 

  Full application of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria, Croatia and

  Romania

  • a) 

    Council Decision on the full application of the provisions (*) 15218/22 of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania

    (Legal basis: Article 4 (2) of the 2005 Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania) (poss.) Adoption

  • b) 

    Council Decision on the full application of the provisions (*) 14239/22 of the Schengen acquis in Croatia

    (Legal basis: Article 4 (2) of the 2011 Act of Accession of Croatia) (poss.) Adoption

• 4. 

  Overall state of the Schengen area a) Schengen barometer 15674/22 b) Schengen Council cycle 15271/1/22 REV 1 c) Internal security: counteracting migrant smuggling 15086/22 d) Interoperability

  State of play

O THER H OME A FFAIRS ISSUES

Legislative deliberations (Public deliberation in accordance with Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)

• 5. 

  Regulation on addressing situations of instrumentalisation in the 15219/1/22 REV 1

  field of migration and asylum Progress report

• 6. 

  Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse 14862/22

  Progress report

• 7. 

  Any other business 15288/22

  Current legislative proposals Information from the Presidency

Non-legislative activities

• 8. 

  Russia’s aggression against Ukraine 1 2 14684/1/22 REV 1

  • a) 

    The situation of Ukrainian refugees in the EU b) Internal security dialogue Exchange of views

• 9. 

  External dimension of migration and the situation along the 15270/22 + COR 1 main migratory routes 1 2 15749/22

  Exchange of views Follow-up to extraordinary JHACouncil meeting on 25 November 2022

1 Exceptionally in the presence of the Schengen Associated States.

2 The EU agencies Europol, Frontex and EUAA are invited to this point.

• 10. 

  Asylum and migration 1 15265/22 + ADD 1 State of play

• 11. 

  Cooperation between competent authorities dealing with counter-terrorism 1 3

  State of play presented by the Presidency of the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG)

• 12. 

  Council Recommendation on the resilience of critical 15454/22 infrastructure

  Adoption

• 13. 

  Any other business

  • a) 

    Prague Process Ministerial Conference (Prague 24 and 12629/22 + ADD 1 25 October 2022)

    Information from the Presidency

  • b) 

    EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and 14331/22 Home Affairs (Tirana, 3-4 November 2022)

    Debrief by the Presidency

  • c) 

    EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting, 14779/22 Washington (14-15 December 2022)

    Information from the Presidency

  • d) 

    Wildfire preparedness in the context of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism

    Information from the Commission

  • e) 

    Union Civil Protection Mechanism response to the challenges arising from the war in Ukraine

    Information from the Commission

  • f) 

    Designation of the Director General of the International 15637/22 Organisation for Migration (IOM)

    Information from Portugal

  • g) 

    Work programme of the incoming Presidency Presentation by the Swedish delegation

1 Exceptionally, in the presence of the Schengen Associated States.

3 The EU Agency Europol is invited to this point.

FRIDAY 9 DECEMBER 2022 (09.30)

JUSTICE

Legislative deliberations (Public deliberation in accordance with Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)

• 14. 

  e-evidence 15267/22

  • a) 

    Regulation on European Production and Preservation Orders for e-evidence

  • b) 

    Directive on appointment of legal representatives for gathering evidence

  Progress report

• 15. 

  Directive on asset recovery and confiscation 15010/22

  Policy debate

• 16. 

  Important steps on legislative files

  • a) 

    Directive on protection of the environment through 15006/22 criminal law + ADD 2-3 General approach

  • b) 

    Regulation on the digitalisation of judicial cooperation and 15205/22 access to justice 15139/22 General approach

  • c) 

    Directive on the digitalisation of judicial cooperation 15205/22 General approach 15138/22

• 17. 

  Directive against strategic lawsuits against public participation 15222/22

  ("anti-SLAPP Directive") Policy debate

• 18. 

  Any other business 15288/22

  Current legislative proposals Information from the Presidency

  Non-legislative activities

• 19. 

  Fight against antisemitism 4 15165/22

  Exchange of views

• 20. 

  Conclusions on the fight against impunity regarding crimes 15237/22 committed in connection with Russia’s war of aggression

  against Ukraine Approval

4 The Fundamental Rights Agency is invited to this point.

• 21. 

  Conclusions on enhancing the capacities of the European 15003/22 Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN)

  Approval

• 22. 

  EU accession to the European Convention for the Protection of 14858/22 Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) 13873/22 Policy debate

• 23. 

  Any other business

  • a) 

    EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and 14331/22 Home Affairs, Tirana, 3-4 November 2022

    Debrief by the Presidency

  • b) 

    EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting, 14779/22 Washington, 14-15 December 2022

    Information from the Presidency

  • c) 

    Conference on whistleblowing (Prague, 26-27 October 2022) Information from the Presidency

  • d) 

    Workshop on digitalisation of justice (Brussels, 24 October 2022)

    Information from the Presidency

  • e) 

    Recommendation on procedural rights of suspects and 15292/22 accused persons subject to pre-trial detention and on

    material detention conditions Information from the Commission

  • f) 

    EU 2022 Annual Report on the application of the EU 15737/22 Charter of Fundamental Rights

    Information from the Commission

  • g) 

    Work programme of the incoming Presidency Presentation by the Swedish delegation

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    o o In the margins of the Council of the European Union:

THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER 2022 (10.00)

Meeting of the SCHENGEN MIXED COMMITTEE

P OLITICAL GOVERNANCE OF THE S CHENGEN AREA (‘S CHENGEN C OUNCIL ’)

Full application of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria, Croatia and

Romania

• a) 

  Council Decision on the full application of the provisions of the 15218/22

  Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania

• b) 

  Council Decision on the full application of the provisions of the 14239/22

  Schengen acquis in Croatia Policy debate

Overall state of the Schengen area 5 a) Schengen barometer 15674/22 b) Schengen Council cycle 15271/1/22 REV 1 c) Internal security: counteracting migrant smuggling 15086/22 d) Interoperability

State of play

Any other business Current legislative proposals 15288/22 Information from the Presidency

First reading

Restricted item

Item based on a Commission proposal

(*) Item on which a vote may be requested

5 The EU agencies Frontex, Europol and eu-LISA are invited to this point.