TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISM IN STRASBOURG

March 11 marks the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism, a day established by the EU following the 2004 Madrid attacks. In its 21st edition, the ceremony took place in Strasbourg, in an event co-organized by the European Commission and the French Republic. The event was attended by the European Commissioner for Migration…

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JAVIER ZARZALEJOS CHAIRS LIBE DEBATE ON EU-LATIN AMERICA SECURITY COOPERATION

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament, under the chairmanship of Javier Zarzalejos, held on March 6 an exchange of views on security cooperation between the European Union and Latin America, as well as the role of parliamentary diplomacy in this field. The debate was attended by the…

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EVENT ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO COMBAT ORGANIZED CRIME AND DRUG TRAFFICKING

On Tuesday, March 4, Javier Zarzalejos MEP participated in the event “International cooperation to combat organized crime and drug trafficking”, organized by Assita Kanko MEP (ECR), coordinator of his group in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE). The event was also attended by the European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Immigration,…

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MEETING BETWEEN THE CHAIR OF THE LIBE COMMITTEE AND THE FRENCH MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR

On February 10, in Strasbourg, the Chair of the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament, Javier Zarzalejos, held a meeting with the French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, accompanied by MEP François-Xavier Bellamy. During the meeting, key topics on the European Union’s security and migration agenda were discussed, as well as institutional cooperation to…

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MEETING BETWEEN JAVIER ZARZALEJOS AND THIERNO SOULEYMANE DIOP NINAG

On February 6, MEP Javier Zarzalejos met with Thierno Souleymane Diop Ninag, a foreign policy expert and program manager at LEGS-AFRICA (Leadership, Governance, and Sustainable Development in Africa). LEGS-AFRICA is an organization dedicated to promoting leadership, governance, and sustainable development in Africa. During the meeting, key issues for cooperation between Europe and Africa were discussed,…

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III GREGORIO ORDÓÑEZ SCHOOL

On January 31 and February 1, the III Gregorio Ordóñez School was held in San Sebastián, organized by Nuevas Generaciones of the Basque Country. This edition featured the collaboration of the EPP Group in the European Parliament. Among the participants were MEPs Borja Giménez Larraz, Isabel Benjumea, and the spokesperson for the People’s Party in…

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INFORMAL MEETING OF INTERIOR MINISTERS

Javier Zarzalejos, as Chairman of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament was invited on January 30 to the Informal Meeting of Interior Ministers in Warsaw, organized by the Polish Presidency of the European Council. Zarzalejos took part in several working sessions focusing on migration management, the new…

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MEETING WITH THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CANARY ISLANDS, MANUEL DOMÍNGUEZ

Last Wednesday, January 29, Javier Zarzalejos, in his capacity as president of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), met with the vice-president of the Canary Islands Government, Manuel Domínguez, to address the serious migratory crisis affecting the islands. During the meeting, Zarzalejos informed Domínguez about the recent approval of a mission…

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