INFORMAL JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS SUMMIT IN DUBLIN

Javier Zarzalejos, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), took part on 16 and 17 July in the Informal Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers at Dublin Castle. At the meeting, organised by the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and chaired by Minister…

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EPP LIBERTAS FORUM

On 15 July, People’s Party MEP Javier Zarzalejos took part in the opening session of the Libertas Forum, an initiative of the European People’s Party (EPP) that brought together political leaders from Europe and Latin America in Madrid to discuss the defence of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and the common challenges facing Western…

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NEW MEETING OF THE LIBE COMMITTEE

On 13 and 14 July, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), chaired by Javier Zarzalejos, held a new meeting in Brussels with an agenda focused on some of the European Union’s main challenges: migration management, internal security, counter-terrorism and the protection of fundamental rights. The meeting began with the…

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DECISIVE PROGRESS ON THE EUROPEAN REGULATION TO COMBAT ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

The European Parliament and the Council held their fifth trilogue on Monday since negotiations began in December 2025 on the European Regulation to prevent and combat online child sexual abuse. The meeting was the last under the Cypriot Presidency of the Council and helped consolidate the significant progress achieved over the past six months. Thanks…

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MEETING WITH THE INCOMING IRISH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL TO PREPARE THE LEGISLATIVE SEMESTER

On 25 June, Javier Zarzalejos, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), chaired a working meeting with Ambassador Aingeal O’Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union, with the participation of the European Commission. The meeting took place as part of the traditional “speed dating” exercise that…

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DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION’S LEGAL ARCHITECTURE

On 24 and 25 June, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) held a meeting at which the foundations were laid for a transformation of security, judicial cooperation and technological oversight in the European Union. The discussions focused on four main areas: digital sovereignty, strengthening Europol, reforming judicial cooperation and…

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