Media advisory - Justice and Home Affairs Council of 5 and 6 March 2026 14:45 Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities. Council of the EU

Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Place:
Europa building, Brussels

Chairs:
Nicholas A. IOANNIDES, Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection of Cyprus

Thursday, 5 March - HOME AFFAIRS

+/- 08.15
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 08.30
Doorstep by Nicholas A. Ioannides (live streaming)

09.30
Schengen Mixed Committee (in the margins of the Council)

+/- 09.30
Adoption of the agenda

+/- 09.35
Overall state of the Schengen area
a. Barometer
b. Implementation of Schengen Council cycle priorities: incentivising voluntary returns

+/- 11.05
Implementation of interoperability: revised post-2026 roadmap

+/- 11.25
Any other business
a) A coordinated response to the threat to European internal security posed by Russian combatants and former combatants

+/- 11.35
Any other business
b) Current legislative proposals

+/- 11.40
Home Affairs Council
Adoption of the agenda

+/- 11.45
Approval of "A" items:
- non-legislative items

+/- 11.50
Overall state of the Schengen area
a. Barometer
b. Implementation of Schengen Council cycle priorities: incentivising voluntary returns

+/- 11.55
Implementation of interoperability: revised post-2026 roadmap

+/- 12.00
Conclusions on the EU Drugs Strategic Framework

+/- 12.10
Approval of "A" items
- Legislative items (public session)

+/- 12.15
Any other business
Current legislative proposals (public session)

+/- 12.30
Working lunch: The impact of the current political environment on the EU's internal security- situation in Syria

+/- 14.15
The future of Europol

+/- 15.45
Any other business
b) Communication of an agenda to prevent and counter terrorism

+/- 15.50
Any other business
a) The situation in Ukraine related to temporary protection status

+/- 16.00
External dimension of migration

+/- 17.20
Any other business
a) The The situation in Ukraine related to temporary protection status

+/- 17.30
Implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum

At the end of the meeting (+/- 18.30 in the Justus Lipsius press room) press conference Home Affairs in live streaming.

Videos and photos from the event

Friday, 6 March - JUSTICE

+/- 08.00
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 08.45
Doorstep by Nicholas A. Ioannides (live streaming)

09.30
Start of the Justice and Home Affairs Council (Justice)

+/- 09.30.
Regulation on the protection of adults (public session)

+/- 09.50
Any other business
Current legislative proposals (public session)

+/- 10.00
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: fight against impunity

+/- 10.30
Conclusions on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 2026

+/- 11.15
Lawyers' independence in Europe: the EU's role and the Council of Europe Convention

+/- 12.45
Any other business
c) Supporting the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the rule of law

+/- 13.00
Any other business
a) Initiative on Judicial Independence Day

+/- 13.05
Any other business
b) Revision of the Eurojust Regulation

+/- 13.15
Working lunch: Preventing members of criminal organisations from running criminal activities from inside the prison

At the end of the meeting (+/- 15.00 in the Justus Lipsius press room) press conference Justice in live streaming.

Videos and photos from the event

Meeting page - Justice and Home Affairs Council (Home Affairs), 5 March 2026

Meeting page - Justice and Home Affairs Council (Justice), 6 March 2026