PRESENCE IN THE MEDIA

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

During this week’s plenary session, the Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Javier Zarzalejos, held a working meeting with the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen. The meeting focused on the key legislative priorities that the European Commission is…

On 17 June, the Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Javier Zarzalejos, held a meeting with the European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, Michael McGrath, accompanied by the Secretary-General of the European People’s Party (EPP), Dolors Montserrat. During the meeting, they…

The Informal Ministerial Conference on the Migration and Asylum Pact, held in Nicosia at a crucial stage in the launch of the new European framework, brought together representatives of the Member States, the European Commission, and the European Parliament to assess the first steps in its implementation. In this context, the Chair of the European…

The Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Javier Zarzalejos, spoke on 9 June in Frankfurt at the first Annual Conference of the new European Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Authority (AMLA). In his address, he emphasised the strategic importance of the new body and…