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ZARZALEJOS SAYS SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATE IS ESSENTIAL FOR EUROPEAN INDUSTRY AND CALLS FOR GOING FURTHER
WATCH VIDEO The PP MEP Javier Zarzalejos, said last February 28 that the Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) is essential for European industry, as extending the duration of patents encourages and promotes innovation. He did so in the debate on the European Parliament’s proposal on the reform package proposed by the European Commission for the regulation…
Leer MásTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LINKS THE AMNESTY TO SÁNCHEZ’S GOVERNMENT PACT, DESPITE THE PSOE’S MANEUVERS TO AVOID IT
The Plenary of the European Parliament linked last February 28th the amnesty to Pedro Sánchez’s government pact, in the report on the situation of the rule of law in the EU in 2023, approved in the last plenary session. It was also approved to request an independent evaluation of the amnesty and to ask the…
Leer MásONLINE CHILD SAFETY FORUM
Microsoft and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) organized this week in Brussels a discussion forum under the Chatham House rules to establish a dialogue between industry, civil society and legislators on how to combat online sexual abuse. With an eye on the upcoming European elections that will produce a new Parliament and a new Commission,…
Leer MásPERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN THE WORLD: “WE ONLY ASK FOR THE RIGHT TO EXIST”
On February 14, Open Doors presented in the European Parliament the World Watch List 2024, an annual index that ranks the countries where it is most difficult to profess and practice the Christian faith. The event, organized by Miriam Lexmann MEP (EPP), featured Christian converts from Yemen and Sudan who were threatened, persecuted and exiled…
Leer MásTHE PP GETS THE RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE RESOLUTION TO MENTION PUIGDEMONT AND GENERALITAT WITH THE VOTE AGAINST THE PSOE
The European Parliament approved last February 8 a resolution calling for an investigation in Spain into the connections of Members of the European Parliament allegedly associated with the Kremlin and Russia’s attempts at destabilization and interference in the European Union. Specifically, it expressed “deep concern about the massive disinformation campaigns that Russia has carried out…
Leer MásREPORT REVEALS THE NETWORK OF INFLUENCE WOVEN BY THE IRANIAN REGIME AND ITS ATTEMPTS TO INTERFERE IN EUROPEAN POLITICS
On January 23rd, in an event organized and chaired by MEP Zarzalejos, the report entitled “Tracing Iran’s network of influence in European politics”, prepared by the group Friends of a Free Iran, was presented at the European Parliament. The event was attended by several experts, including Struan Stevenson, member of the International Committee for the…
Leer MásTHE BASQUE EXODUS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF IDEOLOGICAL PERSECUTION
On January 23rd, MEP Zarzalejos participated in the presentation in the European Parliament of the report “The Basque exodus as a result of ideological persecution” prepared by the Center for Studies, Training and Social Analysis CEU-CEFAS and led by the director of the Director of the CEU Observatory of Victims of Terrorism, Maria San Gil…
Leer MásTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WILL ASK FOR EXPLANATIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE AMNESTY LAW
The European Parliament decided on January 22nd to ask the Spanish Government for explanations for the amnesty law. It was in the Committee on Petitions, chaired by the vice-president of the European People’s Party group, Dolors Montserrat, where eight petitions from citizens denouncing before the European Parliament that the amnesty is an attack on the…
Leer MásLAUNCH OF INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS ON THE EUROPEAN HEALTH DATA SPACE
On November 13, the European Parliament approved in plenary its negotiating position on the European Health Data Space. The report, supported by 516 votes in favor, 95 against and 20 abstentions, will allow greater access to the health data of European Union (EU) citizens and facilitate the use of electronic health data for research, innovation,…
Leer Más“THE PPE WILL NOT FOLLOW THE SOCIALISTS IN THEIR DIRECTION TOWARDS DEMOCRATIC DEGRADATION; WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE EUROPE OF LAW AND JUSTICE”
See the full intervention The PP MEP Javier Zarzalejos assured Pedro Sánchez on December 13 that the European People’s Party, Europe’s leading political force, “will not follow the Socialists in their direction towards institutional and political degradation; we will continue to fight for the Europe of law, law and institutions”. He did so in the…
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