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Last Wednesday, January 29, Javier Zarzalejos, in his capacity as president of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), met with the vice-president of the Canary Islands Government, Manuel Domínguez, to address the serious migratory crisis affecting the islands. During the meeting, Zarzalejos informed Domínguez about the recent approval of a mission…

On January 21, the PP spokeswoman in the European Parliament, Dolors Montserrat, and the MEP Javier Zarzalejos met with the new Commissioner for Justice, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Michael McGrath, to express their concern about the policies of the Spanish government, which they consider threaten judicial independence and the rule of law in…

The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), under the chairmanship of Javier Zarzalejos, has selected Bruno Gencarelli as its preferred candidate for the post of European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) in a vote held last Thursday, January 16. In a secret ballot, MEPs on the committee ranked the four candidates…

On 3 December, a delegation of the Basque PP, led by Javier Zarzalejos and Javier de Andrés, held several meetings in the European Parliament. That morning, they met with German MEP Christine Schneider of the European People’s Party (EPP) and Esther Herranz, an MEP from La Rioja, to discuss issues related to agriculture, livestock and…

On 3 December, a delegation of the Basque PP, headed by Javier Zarzalejos and the president of the Basque PP, Javier de Andrés, held a meeting with the European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Immigration, Magnus Brunner, at the European Commission. At the meeting, the Basque PP delegation presented the particularities of the Basque case…

On 2 December 2024, the European Parliament held the 5th Interparliamentary Meeting to evaluate the activities of Eurojust, the European agency for judicial cooperation in criminal matters. The meeting, led by Javier Zarzalejos, Chairman of the LIBE Committee, and László Vigh, Vice-Chairman of the Hungarian Parliament’s Justice Committee, highlighted Eurojust’s contribution to the fight against…

Javier Zarzalejos met on Wednesday 20 November with the President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, in his capacity as Chairman of the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament, to address the serious migration crisis affecting the Canary Islands. During the meeting, the current situation and possible solutions to face this challenge from the European…

On Wednesday 20 November, Javier Zarzalejos met with the Lehendakari Imanol Pradales, accompanied by the Basque PSOE MEP, Idoia Mendia, and the PNV MEP, Oihane Agirregoitia, on his first trip to Brussels after taking office. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss the work being carried out in the European Parliament on issues of relevance…

Javier Zarzalejos organised a conference on Monday 18 November as part of the 10th UNED Congress on the European Union, where he addressed the issue of the rule of law, underlining its crucial importance for the development and cohesion of the EU. The event was also attended by prominent speakers, such as Nicolás Pascual de…

On 18 and 19 November, the European Parliament hosted a conference organised by Javier Zarzalejos, dedicated to Latin American Emerging Leaders. The event brought together key representatives of European and Latin American politics, with the aim of strengthening cooperation between the two regions and promoting a debate on current challenges and opportunities. During the meeting,…