PRESENCE IN THE MEDIA

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…

On Thursday, 20 November, Javier Zarzalejos, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), held a meeting with the Scottish Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Angela Constance, focused on police and judicial cooperation and on shared challenges in the fight against organised crime. The meeting allowed…

On 19 November, Javier Zarzalejos, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), took part in a round table held to mark the launch of the Liaison Office of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) in Brussels. He joined a panel with Commissioner Michael McGrath, responsible for Democracy,…

At the EU Parliamentary Democracy Forum, held on Wednesday, 19 November, the Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Javier Zarzalejos, underscored the need to strengthen Europe’s democratic culture in the face of rising political polarization. During his address, he thanked the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, for…

The 23rd edition of the FAES Foundation’s Latin American Leaders Training Program began in Brussels with an agenda focused on gaining first-hand insight into the work of European institutions. The European Parliament was the central stop of the visit, where participants held a meeting with MEP Javier Zarzalejos, Director of the FAES Foundation. Zarzalejos welcomed…