Justice and Home Affairs

Civil Law

Creating greater legal certainty is of major importance to the everyday lives of many citizens. If civil law problems arise for people who move within the EU or who have property in another Member State, this can in practice interfere with free movement.

The Presidency will give priority to work on reviewing the Brussels I Regulation concerning court jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments in the area of civil law.

A Common Frame of Reference for European Contract Law 
The Presidency will arrange a conference that will consider the future work with the frame of reference for European contract law and is intended for people working on legislation in the EU, including academics and other stakeholders.
 
eJustice
eJustice is an EU project that aims at increasing the use of modern technology within the justice sector, including setting up a common European Internet portal. The project is to simplify cross-border judicial cooperation and make it easier for everyone to search for information on laws and legal procedures in the Member States. The ambition of the Presidency is to launch the portal before the end of the year and to further develop cooperation with eJustice.  

 

Police cooperation and asylum policy are discussed

The JHA Council usually meets every other month. It deals with issues such as asylum, cooperation to combat terrorism, and EU-wide judicial cooperation in criminal matters. The Member States are represented by their ministers for justice, home affairs or migration. During Sweden’s six months as president, an informal meeting will also be held in Stockholm in July, hosted by Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask and Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billström.

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