JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS : CHILD PROTECTION ON INTERNET COMING TO FORE.

Although the areas of justice and home affairs are bound to be less of a priority for the Czech Presidency than it was for the French, Prague still intends to address the issue of protecting children on the internet. It will also aim to advance the security of external borders related to changing technology, notably by launching the second-generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), scheduled for 30 September 2009, and the Visa Information System (VIS) by the end of 2009.

These projects are "seriously behind schedule," said a spokesperson for the future Presidency.a"We need to use a better system to track missing and kidnapped children," the spokesperson added, moving on to speak about controls at external border posts to prevent child trafficking.

Much less attention will be given to the theme of...