In the face of concerns raised by certain member states (see EUROPE 11976), European Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová promised European ministers on Friday 9 March that the legislative proposal on cross-border access to electronic evidence would be ready in April.
Estonia's Justice Minister Urmas Reinsalu set the tone as he arrived at the meeting of the Justice Council: "the Commission has been a little bit lazy and so we are going to encourage it".
The discussions behind closed doors...