Ministers van Justitie bespreken drugshandel en scheidingsrecht in bijeenkomst 3 en 4 juni (en) - Montesquieu Instituut

The EU ministers of Justice and Interior intend to adopt an agreement to fight international drug trafficking and to move forward on establishing enhanced cooperation in terms of legislation regarding divorces and separations.

These are some of the main legislative matters that the ministers of Justice and Interior will be debating in the JHA Council, which will take place on 3 and 4 June in Luxembourg.

Among the non-legislative subjects to be considered at the meeting will be reports on setting up a system to share the burden involved in accepting asylum seekers, and the possibility of creating an International Anti-Corruption Academy.

Internal affairs will be the focus of Thursday's session, which will be chaired by the Spanish minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba; while Justice will be dealt with on Friday's session, to be chaired by the Spanish minister Francisco Caamaño.

Apart from the fight against international drug trafficking organisations, other problems will also be analysed on 3 June, such as the question of how to help European citizens in crossing foreign borders; follow-up of the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum, and the action plan on unaccompanied minors.

On 4 June, the Justice ministers plan to approve decisive elements in the field of coordinating divorce and separation legislation, making progress on what will be the first legal enhanced cooperation in the EU.

Other areas for discussion will see talks focusing on guaranteeing the right to translation and interpreting services in court cases; the directive on the fight against human trafficking and the need to agree on policy in order to make progress on drawing up inheritance regulations.