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NEW VICTIMS’ RIGHTS DIRECTIVE APPROVED, EXPANDING RIGHTS AND PROTECTING THE DIGNITY OF CRIME VICTIMS
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…
THE EUROPEAN UNION APPROVES TWO KEY REGULATIONS TO COMPLETE THE MIGRATION PACKAGE
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,…
JAVIER ZARZALEJOS MEETS WITH THE MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF MOLDOVA, DANIELLA MISAIL-NICHITIN
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…
FIRST INTERINSTITUTIONAL MEETING TO NEGOTIATE THE REGULATION ON PREVENTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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…
JAVIER ZARZALEJOS EXCHANGES PRIORITIES WITH CYPRUS’S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EU
The Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Javier Zarzalejos, held an exchange of views with Cyprus’s Permanent Representative to the European Union, Christina Rafti, as part of the preparatory contacts for the upcoming Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU. During the meeting, held at the European Parliament…
JAVIER ZARZALEJOS MEETS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Javier Zarzalejos, held a meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) at the European Parliament, focused on strengthening cooperation between the two institutions in areas of shared interest. During the meeting, Zarzalejos underlined the convergence between the priorities…
ZARZALEJOS ADDRESSES THE EUROPEAN MIGRATION AGENDA WITH PORTUGAL’S MINISTER of the Presidency
As Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)—the committee responsible for immigration matters in the European Parliament—Javier Zarzalejos held a working meeting with Portugal’s Minister of the Presidency, who is responsible for these competences within the Portuguese government, as part of the minister’s official visit to Brussels. The meeting enabled…
ZARZALEJOS TAKES PART IN AN EVENT AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN DEFENSE OF THE CONSTITUTION AS A PILLAR OF DEMOCRACY
On December 4, Member of the European Parliament Javier Zarzalejos took part in the event “The Constitution and Europe: the Shield of Democracy”, held at the European Parliament and organized by MEPs Borja Giménez Larraz and Adrián Vázquez. The event featured contributions from philosopher Fernando Savater and lawyer Guadalupe Sánchez, who offered a legal and…
NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION DIRECTIVE APPROVED, WARNING OF THE RISK THAT AMNESTIES AND PARDONS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS “UNDERMINE PUBLIC TRUST”
On December 3, an agreement was reached between the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission to approve the new European Union Anti-Corruption Directive. This text, for the first time, includes an explicit warning against the use of amnesties, pardons, privileges, or immunities that may unduly protect public officials who are under investigation or have…
UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF JAVIER ZARZALEJOS, LIBE HOLDS THE HEARING OF THE CANDIDATES FOR EUROPEAN CHIEF PROSECUTOR
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), in association with the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT), organized the public hearing of the candidates for the post of European Chief Prosecutor, chaired by the President of the LIBE Committee, Javier Zarzalejos. The shortlisted candidates Stefano Castellani, Ingrid Maschl-Clausen, Andrés Ritter, and Emilio Jesús…