PRESENCE IN THE MEDIA

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The European Parliament in Brussels hosted a seminar on the Rule of Law in the European Union, organised by Zarzalejos for professors and postgraduate students from UNED, with the aim of offering a first-hand look at the European mechanisms for democratic oversight. The round table brought together Javier Zarzalejos, Chair of the Committee on Civil…

Javier Zarzalejos, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), attended the signing ceremony of two new European regulations, held together with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, and Denmark’s Minister for European Affairs, Marie Bjerre, whose country holds the rotating Presidency of the Council…

On 20 November, MEP Javier Zarzalejos welcomed to the European Parliament in Brussels a group of students from the Master’s in Political Action at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, young people particularly concerned about their future and about the political direction of Spain and Europe. During the meeting, Zarzalejos outlined a demanding panorama for the…

The LIBE Committee, chaired by Javier Zarzalejos, held on 20 November the 6th Interparliamentary Meeting on the Evaluation of Eurojust, bringing together MEPs, representatives of national parliaments, and senior officials from the Commission and Eurojust to assess the current state of European judicial cooperation. Zarzalejos opened the session by stressing the importance of parliamentary oversight…