Justice and police matters : London should get green light

The member states ministers participating in the General Affairs Council were informed, on 18 November, of the state of negotiations with the UK, which is due to drop 133 EU police and judicial measures and re-integrate a further 35 - including, notably, the European arrest warrant - on 30 November. After five years of transition, the Lisbon Treaty now obliges the UK to make a decision regarding the opt-out regime for police and legal matters. London should manage this without…