PRESENCE IN THE MEDIA

Javier Zarzalejos chaired a delegation from the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG) of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament, which carried out a mission to Madrid from 15 to 18 February 2026 to gather information on the state of the rule of…

The Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament, Javier Zarzalejos, co-chaired in Nicosia (Cyprus) the 18th meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol, held on 4 and 5 February 2026. The JPSG is the body responsible for the political oversight of Europol by…

On Monday, 23 January, the University of Deusto hosted a forum on renewable fuels organized jointly with Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness. Javier Zarzalejos took part in a roundtable discussion alongside PNV MEP Oihane Agirregoitia and Socialist MP Nicolás González Casares. During the debate, the Basque MEP defended climate neutrality without a loss of…

Popular Party MEP Javier Zarzalejos spoke on Saturday the 21st at the fourth edition of the Gregorio Ordóñez School, organized by Nuevas Generaciones of the Basque Country in San Sebastián. He participated in a roundtable discussion alongside Laura Garrido, Basque MP and spokesperson for the PP in the Basque Country; Mikel Lezama, spokesperson for NNGG…

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…