25 February 2016: EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers meeting
The Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs (Interior Ministers), from all EU member states, gathered for an informal Council of the EU meeting in Amsterdam. During the meeting they discussed the monitoring of implementing measures that were earlier agreed on by the European Council and the Council of the EU. Attention was given to the current refugee developments in the Western Balkans as well, and measures were prepared in case of possible humanitarian consequences if unilaterally border measures would be adopted. Apart from that the Council established its negotiation position towards the European Parliament with regards to the proposed regulation for reinforcing checks at external borders, for which the Schengen Border Code has to be amended.
