International Law

2853rd Council meeting Justice and Home Affairs

By jcdw

The Council reached an agreement on two issues regarding a proposal for a Council Decision establishing the European Police Office (Europol): the lifting of immunity for Europol officials when participating in operational activities, especially Joint Investigation Teams (JITs), and the principle of staff rotation and the possibility for Europol staff participating in JIT to receive instructions from the team leader. The Presidency announced its intention of reaching a political agreement on this text in April 2008.

The Council also adopted conclusions regarding the development of the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II) and decided to approve the signature of protocols on the accession of Liechtenstein to Schengen.

Member states agreed to adopt a common approach for the purpose with a view to discussing with the US the implementation of the US Visa Waiver Programme Legislation.

Finally, the Council adopted a common position on mediation in civil and commercial matters.

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Full post as published by European Law Network on February 28, 2008 (boomark / email).