PRESENCE IN THE MEDIA

The European People’s Party (EPP) Congress, held on April 29 and 30, 2025, in the city of Valencia, brought together more than 2,000 delegates from across Europe and leaders of the continent’s main center-right parties. The meeting aimed to strengthen party unity, update its political roadmap, and project a common message for the future of…

On April 24, MEP Javier Zarzalejos participated alongside MEP Nicolás Pascual de la Parte in an engaging roundtable discussion on the future of Europe, organized by Nuevas Generaciones of the Tetuán branch of the People’s Party. The event focused on the major challenges Europe faces in the 21st century. A central topic of discussion was…

On April 23, the Francisco de Vitoria University (UFV) hosted an International Congress focused on one of the most pressing challenges for today’s democracies: democratic renewal. The event, organized in collaboration with Ibero-American universities and other national academic institutions, brought together experts from various countries to reflect on the ethical, political, and institutional foundations of…

On April 3rd, Javier Zarzalejos, Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament, met in Strasbourg with the interparliamentary delegation of the Shura Council of Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, the Saudi representatives presented their country’s progress in the areas of cybersecurity, data protection, and crime prevention,…

On March 26, LIBE Committee Chair Javier Zarzalejos met with Jean-Nicolas Beuze, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the European Union, to discuss the main challenges related to the implementation of the new Pact on Migration and Asylum. The meeting emphasised the need for full and consistent implementation of the…

On Tuesday, March 25, Javier Zarzalejos, Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament, took part in the opening of the CEPOL 2025 Research and Science Conference, held at the Guardia di Finanza School of Economic and Financial Police in Ostia, Italy. The event was inaugurated jointly…

On March 18 and 19, former Prime Minister of Spain and President of the FAES Foundation, José María Aznar, visited Brussels to hold a series of meetings with senior European institutional officials. In some of these meetings, he was accompanied by MEP Javier Zarzalejos, director of the aforementioned foundation. The agenda began on Tuesday, March…

The MEP Javier Zarzalejos has visited the IES Alonso Avellaneda, where he has met with a group of students from the center itself and from several IES of the Community of Madrid. During the meeting, the students had the opportunity to ask the MEP different questions about the functioning of the European Parliament and its…

The president of the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament, Javier Zarzalejos, participated last March 11 in the working breakfast organized by the MEP Assita Kanko to discuss the fight against forced marriages and marital captivity in Europe. The meeting was also attended by the Commissioner for Justice, Michael McGrath, as well as experts and…

March 11 marks the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism, a day established by the EU following the 2004 Madrid attacks. In its 21st edition, the ceremony took place in Strasbourg, in an event co-organized by the European Commission and the French Republic. The event was attended by the European Commissioner for Migration…