Norway chairs the Mixed Committee

Last updated: 08/06/2009 // Monday July 24, the Norwegian Minister of Justice chairs the Council - Justice and Home Affairs - when it discusses Schengen-matters. The Mixed Committee is meeting at ministerial level at 15h, in the margins of the Council.

Every autumn the Mixed Committee at COREPER and ministerial level is chaired by one of the Schengen associated countries. This autumn, when a Schengen-related proposal is discussed in the Council, Norway will chair the discussions. 

The main topic in today's meeting will be the Schengen Information System (SIS II), a database with information about criminals and suspects for extradition purposes, third country nationals who are to be refused entry or stay in the Schengen Area, missing persons and persons/vehicles for the purposes of discreet surveillance, and stolen and missing objects.

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