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Press material Wednesday, 11 June 2025

● European Council   11/06/2025 17:47 | Media advisory | Press briefing - G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta (Canada) of 15-17 June 2025   The press briefing ahead of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta (Canada) of 15-17 June 2025 will take place on Saturday 14 June 2025 at 16.15 CET (8.15 MDT/GMT-6). This background briefing will be online only. EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions. To attend the event remotely, please use this form to register and have the possibility to ask questions. Deadline for registration: Saturday 14 June 2025 at 15.15 CET Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants shortly after the deadline.

● Council of the EU

11/06/2025 17:30 | Media advisory | Media advisory - Justice and Home Affairs Council of 12 and 13 June 2025   Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place: ECC Luxembourg Chairs: Adam Bodnar, Polish Minister of Justice Tomasz Siemoniak, Polish Minister of the Interior and Administration Thursday 12 June - JUSTICE       +/- 09.00 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 09.10 Doorstep by Adam Bodnar (live streaming) 10.00 Beginning of the Justice Council (Roundtable) Approval of "A" items: - Non-legislative list - Legislative list (public session) +/- 10.20 Regulation on protection of adults (public session) +/- 10.50 Directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law (public session) +/- 12.20 Current legislative proposals (public session) +/- 12.30 EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights +/- 12.45 European Public Prosecutor’s Office +/- 13.15 Working lunch discussion on “Lawful access to communications data in real time: balancing the needs of criminal investigations and the protection of human rights and rule of law” +/- 15.00 Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: fight against impunity +/- 15.15 The fight against drug trafficking and organised crime: strengthening judicial cooperation with third countries +/- 15.30 Any other business: - Ministerial meeting between the United States and the European Union on Justice and Home Affairs (Warsaw, 2-3 June 2025) - EU-US negotiations on an e-evidence agreement - Access to data: Retention of electronic communication data - Bolstering EU Democratic Resilience: the importance of promoting a shared European Memory and resisting historical revisionism - Work programme of the incoming Presidency +/- 16.30 At the end of the meeting press conference on Justice in live streaming +/- 21.00 In the margins of the Council, Luxembourg and the Polish presidency of the Council will organise an event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Schengen Agreement, followed by a press conference  Friday 13 June – HOME AFFAIRS          +/- 08.30 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 08.00 Working breakfast on the impact of the current geopolitical environment on EU’s internal security +/- 09.20 Doorstep by Tomasz Siemoniak (live streaming) 09.30 Beginning of the Home Affairs Council (Roundtable) +/- 09.30 The impact of the current geopolitical environment on EU’s internal security +/- 09.50 Protection of displaced persons from Ukraine +/- 10.50 External dimension of migration – state of play +/- 11.20 Conclusions on EMPACT cycle 2026-2029 +/- 11.25 Access to data for effective law enforcement +/- 12.10 European Internal Security Strategy +/- 13.25 Countering security challenges: assessment by the European Domestic Intelligence Services +/- 13.45 Working lunch discussion on “Enhancing returns through more effective readmission cooperation from third countries” +/- 15.30 Implementation of the reformed Common European Asylum System +/- 15.50 Any other business: - Work programme of the incoming Presidency 16.00 Meeting of the Schengen Mixed Committee – in the margins of the Council - Overall state of the Schengen area - 40 years and Beyond – Schengen Declaration, a Joint Commitments for Freedom, Security and Justice - Implementation of interoperability - Regulation on a progressive start of operations of the Entry/Exit System +/- 17.20 (Continuation of the Home Affairs Council) Any other business: - Regulation on a progressive start of operations of the Entry/Exit System (public session) +/- 17.25 Political governance of the Schengen area ("Schengen Council") – in the margins of the Council - Commission State of Schengen Report 2025 - Priorities for the Schengen Council Cycle 2025-2026 - Implementation of interoperability +/- 17.30 (Continuation of the Home Affairs Council) Any other business: - The fight against drug trafficking and organised crime - High-level meeting of the EU-CELAC coordination and cooperation mechanism on drugs (Warsaw, 8 May 2025) - Ministerial meeting between the United States and the European Union on Justice and Home Affairs (Warsaw, 2-3 June 2025) - Brdo Process ministerial meeting, Brdo pri Kranju, 27 and 28 March 2025 +/- 18.00 At the end of the meeting press conference on Home Affairs in live streaming  Arrangements for the press conference The press conference will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the ECCL Luxembourg press room. To attend the event remotely, please use this link to register and have the possibility to ask questions. Those who already registered for previous press events of the Justice and Home Affairs Council do not need to do it again. Deadline for registration: Thursday, 12 June 2025, 15.30 Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants shortly after the deadline. Videos and photos from the event ● Council of the EU   11/06/2025 10:38 | Media advisory | Press briefings - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) of 16 June and Environment Council of 17 June 2025   The press briefing ahead of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (Energy) Council will take place on Friday, 13 June 2025 at 14.30, followed by the press briefing ahead of the Environment Council. These back-to-back and "off the record" press briefings will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Europa building press room. To attend the event remotely, please use this link to register and have the possibility to ask questions. Those who already registered for previous press events of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy or Environment Council do not need to do it again. Deadline for registration: Friday, 13 June 2025 at 13.30 Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants shortly after the deadline. Meeting page -Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (Energy) Council, 16 June 2025 Meeting page - Environment Council, 17 June 2025 ● General Secretariat of the Council   Think Tank reports on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine   Questions about Ukraine’s capacity to continue fighting without US aid; Ukraine’s strategy and western military assistance; prospects and policy options for Ukrainian refugees post-war; if sanctions against Russia are making a difference after three years of war in Ukraine; and the controversy surrounding Trump’s Ukraine mineral agreement are some of the topics covered in the present update. ● Council of the EU   11/06/2025 10:43 | Press release | Court of Justice of the EU: Member states’ representatives appoint a judge to the Court of Justice and seven judges to the General Court   The representatives of the governments of the member states today appointed a judge to the Court of Justice and seven judges to the General Court. First, Mr Marko Bošnjak (Slovenia) has been appointed judge to the Court of Justice as a replacement for Mr Marko Ilešic, who passed away, for the remainder of the term of office of the latter, which runs until 6 October 2027. Second, the appointments to the General Court are part of the partial renewal of its composition, since the terms of office of 26 judges will expire on 31 August 2025. In this context, Ms Raffaella Pezzuto (Italy) has been appointed judge to the General Court for a first term of office. The terms of office of Mr Johannes Laitenberger and Ms Gabriele Steinfatt (Germany), Ms Danute Jočienė  (Lithuania), Ms Maja Brkan and Mr Damjan Kukovec (Slovenia), and Mr Jörgen Hettne (Sweden) have been renewed. These appointments are for a term of office running from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2031. The two decisions will enter into force on the date of their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Background The Court of Justice of the European Union consists of two courts: the Court of Justice and the General Court. The judges of the Court of Justice and of the General Court are appointed by common accord of the governments of the member states after consultation of a panel responsible for giving an opinion on prospective candidates' suitability to perform the duties concerned. They are chosen from among individuals whose independence is beyond doubt. For appointment to the Court of Justice, candidates must possess the qualifications required for appointment, in their respective countries, to the highest judicial offices, or be jurisconsults of recognised competence. For appointment to the General Court, candidates must possess the ability required for appointment to high judicial office. Decision of the representatives of the governments of the member states appointing a judge to the Court of Justice Decision of the representatives of the governments of the member states appointing judges to the General Court