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ANTONIO TORRES SUMMER SCHOOL

09/05/2025

MEP Javier Zarzalejos took part on Friday, September 5, in the “Antonio Torres” Summer School organized by the People’s Party of Aragón. He participated in a roundtable discussion alongside Ignacio Astarloa and Carlos Vidal, moderated by Senator Eloy Suárez, which addressed the crisis of the rule of law in Spain. In his remarks, Zarzalejos warned…

EPP POLICE SUMMIT

09/03/2025

On September 3rd, MEP Javier Zarzalejos took part in the EPP Police Summit, a meeting that brought together prominent European leaders such as Manfred Weber, President of the European People’s Party, Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director of Europol, Magnus Brunner, Commissioner for Home Affairs and Immigration, and Dolors Montserrat, Secretary General of the European People’s…

MEETING WITH THE HEAD OF THE EGYPTIAN MISSION TO THE EU IN STRASBOURG

06/18/2025

On June 18, MEP Javier Zarzalejos met in Strasbourg with Ahmed Abu Zeid, Head of the Egyptian Mission to the European Union. The meeting focused on various aspects of the current state of EU-Egypt relations, highlighting their strategic importance and Egypt’s role as a key partner for regional stability. A central topic of the discussion…

ZARZALEJOS PARTICIPATES IN THE EVENT MARKING 40 YEARS OF THE SCHENGEN AGREEMENT

06/13/2025

To mark the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Schengen Agreement, the Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Javier Zarzalejos, took part in the commemorative event held in the town of Schengen, Luxembourg—where in 1985, five member states of the then European Community signed the agreement…

MISSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL LIBERTIES, JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS TO THE CANARY ISLANDS

05/26/2025

Between May 26 and 28, a delegation of Members of the European Parliament from the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), led by Chair Javier Zarzalejos, conducted an official mission to the Canary Islands focused on the management of migration flows, the state of reception systems, and cooperation with local and European…

ZARZALEJOS CALLS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE EUROPEAN STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN THE SOUTHERN BORDER DURING VISIT TO MELILLA

05/22/2025

On Thursday, May 22, MEP Javier Zarzalejos called for a comprehensive European Union strategy to reinforce the position of the autonomous cities of Melilla and Ceuta as key border enclaves. His statement came during an official mission organized by the European People’s Party (EPP), which also included MEPs Dolors Montserrat, Juan Ignacio Zoido, Tomas Tobé,…

PRESS CONFERENCE BY JAVIER DE ANDRÉS AND JAVIER ZARZALEJOS IN BILBAO

05/16/2025

This past Friday, May 16, Basque MEP from the Popular Party, Javier Zarzalejos, warned of what he described as a “slide into decline” currently affecting the Basque economy. At a press conference held in Bilbao alongside the President of the Basque PP, Javier de Andrés, Zarzalejos called for an immediate response to what he described…

MEETING WITH THE EUROPEAN AGENCY FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK

05/16/2025

On Friday, May 16, MEP Javier Zarzalejos held a meeting with William Cockburn, Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), based in Bilbao. During the visit, Zarzalejos toured the agency’s facilities and expressed interest in the work being done to improve working conditions across the European Union. They exchanged…

TALK AT COLEGIO MAYOR DE DEUSTO

05/15/2025

On Thursday, May 15, MEP Javier Zarzalejos met with a group of students at the Colegio Mayor de Deusto in Bilbao, where he held an open discussion on the current challenges facing the European Union and the role young people must play in shaping its future. During the talk, Zarzalejos addressed key issues such as…

CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS OBSERVATORY

05/12/2025

On Monday, May 12, MEP Javier Zarzalejos met in Brussels with Elena Larrinaga and Yaxys Cires, representatives of the Cuban Human Rights Observatory (OCDH), to discuss the state of fundamental rights in Cuba. During the meeting, the current situation on the island was analyzed, with particular focus on the recent imprisonment of opposition leader José…