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On Thursday 7th June and Friday 8th June there will be Home Affairs and Justice Council in Luxembourg.

HOME AFFAIRS ministers are expected to adopt a general approach on Schengen governance. Ministers will also take note of the state of play on the establishment of a common European asylum system, which is based on a number of legislative proposals aiming at greater harmonisation of national asylum systems and higher levels of protection. Furthermore, ministers will take note of a discussion paper on the EU Counter Terrorism Strategy, presented by the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator.

The Mixed Committee (the EU plus Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland), meeting in the margins of the Council, will also hold a political debate on Schengen governance, based on a report from the Commission on the functioning of the Schengen cooperation and the application of the Schengen acquis. It will also review the state of play on the implementation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II).

JUSTICE MINISTERS will adopt a general approach regarding a directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest with consular authorities and with a third person, such as a relative or an employer (11497/11).

The Council will also adopt a general approach (not including financial provisions) on two proposals for regulations establishing for the period 2014 to 2020:
- the Justice programme (17278/11), a funding programme aiming to contribute to the development of the European area of justice, in particular through furthering judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters and financing actions with European added value;
- the Rights and Citizens programme (17273/11), which is the successor of three existing programmes: Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Daphne III and the sections "Antidiscrimination and Diversity" and "Gender Equality" of the Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity (PROGRESS). Its general objective is to contribute to the further development of an area where equality and the rights of persons are promoted, protected and effectively implemented.

Meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council (Home Affairs items) will be at Conference centre Kirchberg (press entrance: 2 rue Fort Thüngen), Luxembourg (10.00). A press conference will take place at the end of the meeting.

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