Draft Programme of the trio of Presidencies in JHA

The French, Czech and Swedish Presidencies will coincide with a period of significant changes for the European Union. The end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 will be the last period of full-scale activity for the European Parliament and the Commission. The elections to the European Parliament in June 2009 and the appointment of a new Commission during the second half of 2009 will have a profound effect on the work of the three Presidencies.

In this transition period, the Presidencies will do their utmost to ensure continuity of the efforts being made in the last few years to implement The Hague Programme and its Action Plan and will take pending work forward. They will also aim at further developing the area of freedom, security and justice. In doing so, they will strive to maintain a balance between enhancing the security of European citizens and guaranteeing fundamental rights and the protection of the individual.

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Draft Programme of the trio of Presidencies in JHA