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On July 16, MEP Javier Zarzalejos had the opportunity to hold a meeting with President Guillermo Lasso and the Ecuadorian delegation in the framework of the EU-Celac summit. They discussed issues that the European Parliament is working on in relation to Latin America and, specifically, Ecuador, such as the Schengen visa exemption process for Ecuadorians.…

During the last plenary session in Strasbourg, MEP Zarzalejos participated in a meeting with Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, promoter of the legislative proposal to combat child sexual abuse. The meeting was attended by several MEPs, all of them involved in some way in the negotiation process that is taking place in the…

On June 8 and 9, the 42nd inter-parliamentary meeting between the European Union and Canada was held, which Javier Zarzalejos attended as a member of the Delegation for Relations with Canada in the European Parliament. The inter-parliamentary meeting discussed a wide range of issues of relevance to both countries, especially related to areas of potential…

Last Wednesday, June 7, representatives of the Council of the Judiciary of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) went to the European Parliament to hold a meeting with MEP Javier Zarzalejos on priority issues for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, especially issues related to justice, and on the challenges faced…

On June 6 took place in Brussels the presentation of the book “Una pica en Flandes. La huella de España en la Unión Europea” (Editorial Debate), written by Ambassador Javier Elorza, and attended by MEP Javier Zarzalejos. During the event, a colloquium was held on the long and complex process of negotiating Spain’s entry into…

On May 24, at a personal invitation of MEP Zarzalejos, Maryam Rajavi, president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, participated in a meeting with more than twenty MEPs from different Member States and belonging to different political forces. The European Parliament has shown for decades a strong commitment to the Iranian people and…

MEP Javier Zarzalejos, participated last May 23 in a campaign event in Bilbao together with the former Prime Minister, José María Aznar, the president of the Basque PP, Carlos Iturgaiz, and the candidates for the Mayor of Bilbao and the Provincial Council, Esther Martínez and Raquel González. Zarzalejos wanted to emphasize that both are “two…

From May 15-19, Javier Zarzalejos participated as a member of the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament in a parliamentary mission to the U.S. capital, where a wide range of topical political issues were discussed, including security and child protection, data transfer and privacy, women’s rights, counter-terrorism, visa waiver programs and technology policy. On…

Last Tuesday, May 9, Javier Zarzalejos gave a talk to the students of the second year of high school of the IES Sixto Marco of Elche, on the occasion of the celebration of Europe Day. The MEP began his speech by emphasizing that the European Union is a great structure of peace. Zarzalejos emphasized that…

On May 8, Javier Zarzalejos participated in a conference on the protection of minors on the Internet organized by the parliamentary group of the Popular Party in the Congress of Deputies. The MEP considers that minors are the most vulnerable in the new digital environment and that a large-scale problem is emerging which requires a…