A first assessment of the strategic guidelines of the EU Council for the planning in the area of freedom, security and justice. After the programmes of The Hague and Stockholm, the new guidelines are important for the development of the Immigration and Asylum policies of the EU.

At a press conference today in Strasbourg, Cecilia Malmström underlined the important steps taken based on the Stockholm program but said that work was not over and that efforts should be stepped up in certain areas.

Na een periode van publieke consultatie van 29 oktober 2013 tot 21 januari 2014, maakte de Europese Commissie de verzamelde opinies beschikbaar die de bedoeling hebben bij te dragen aan de nieuwe agenda voor Binnenlandse Zaken.