In addition to issues of migration and Brexit negotiations, the EU28 heads of state and government will tackle the EU’s internal security and will be invited by Donald Tusk to say how fast they would like the interoperability of information systems to become effective.
Do they want this for the end of 2020? And do Europeans also wish to devote more funding to it?
The president of the European Council also wishes to speak of strengthening legal and police cooperation, while a series of initiatives have been launched by the Commission, such as enlargement of the scope of the European prosecutor to cover terrorist crime.
Another aspect under debate is cyber-security, especially given the forthcoming elections.
Finally, according to the note from Donald Tusk to the EU28, European leaders will also be invited to take a stance on civil protection mechanisms in the EU. Paris, for example, is urging for a European civil protection force able to respond in the event of natural disasters. (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)