PRESENCE IN THE MEDIA

His Majesty King Felipe VI addressed the plenary session of the European Parliament last Wednesday on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Spain’s accession to the European Union, in a solemn sitting shared with the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The Monarch highlighted the profound transformation experienced by our country over these…

On 19 January, the LIBE and JURI parliamentary committees held a joint meeting in Strasbourg at which the European Commission presented the new European Union Justice Programme for the 2028–2034 period. The session was co-chaired by Javier Zarzalejos, Chair of the LIBE Committee, and Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Chair of the JURI Committee. The European Commission was…

Javier Zarzalejos met in Brussels with Andrew Puzder, United States Ambassador to the European Union, in his capacity as Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. The meeting served to highlight the value of transatlantic relations, which remain necessary and useful despite the changes affecting the international order. Both…

On Tuesday the 13th, Member of the European Parliament Javier Zarzalejos held a working meeting with Cuca Gamarra, Deputy Secretary for Institutional Regeneration of the People’s Party, focused on the main challenges of the European agenda in the areas of freedoms, justice, and home affairs. Zarzalejos took part in the meeting in his capacity as…

People’s Party Member of the European Parliament Javier Zarzalejos took part on Saturday, 10 January, in the 28th Interparliamentary Meeting of the People’s Party, held in A Coruña, where he spoke at one of the round tables entitled “On what truly matters: a safe life.” The debate, moderated by Paula Prado, Secretary General of the…

Zarzalejos met with a delegation of experts from the ANAR Foundation (Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk) who, in light of the conclusions of their latest annual report, wished to convey to European legislators the reality they face on a daily basis and to learn first-hand about the measures the European Union is considering…

The Council Presidency, the Commission, and the European Parliament’s negotiating team, led by Javier Zarzalejos (EPP) and Lucia Yar (Renew), have reached an agreement on the new Directive on the Rights of Victims of Crime. This represents a major step forward in harmonising the rights of crime victims across the European Union. The Member of…

This week, the European Union approved two fundamental regulations to complete the European migration and asylum package, with only the returns regulation still pending. Both texts were adopted following agreements between the Council, the Commission, and the European Parliament: the first was concluded in the early hours of Wednesday, and the second on Thursday morning,…

On Wednesday, 10 December, Member of the European Parliament Javier Zarzalejos held a meeting with the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, Daniella Misail-Nichitin, in his capacity as Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE). The meeting took place within the framework of political dialogue…

On 9 December, the European Parliament, represented by MEP Javier Zarzalejos, and the Council of the European Union, represented by the Danish Minister of Justice, Peter Hummelgaard, launched negotiations between the two institutions to agree on the Regulation on preventing and combating online child sexual abuse. The protection of children is one of the fundamental…