Main results of the Justice and Home Affairs Council

08/03/2019 - Asylum and migration / Justice and citizens’ rights

On 7 March, the Council reviewed where the EU stands in its cooperation with North African countries, discussed the way forward on the EU's response to terrorism, and adopted a decision to amend the EU civil protection mechanism. On 8 March, it agreed its position on the directive on the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering of evidence in criminal proceedings.

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

• Outcome of the Council meeting
• Money laundering and terrorist financing: Council returns draft list of high-risk countries to the Commission
• Civil protection: Council adopts new rules to strengthen support in case of disasters
• E-evidence package: Council agrees its position on rules to appoint legal representatives for the gathering of evidence
• More press releases from the Justice and Home Affairs Council
• Collegamento al testo in Italiano (Il Consiglio ha concordato la sua posizione riguardo alla direttiva sulla nomina di rappresentanti legali ai fini dell'acquisizione di prove nei procedimenti penali. La direttiva fa parte di un pacchetto inteso a migliorare l'accesso transfrontaliero alle prove elettroniche creando un quadro giuridico che permetta di rivolgere i provvedimenti giudiziari direttamente ai prestatori di servizi che operano nell'UE. (...))