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Ministers hold a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council in the relevant policy fields.Committee on Constitutional AffairsCommittee on Foreign Affai…
On Thursday, Parliament adopted amendments to a privacy exemption allowing electronic communication services to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © Euro…
To combat child sexual abuse crimes more effectively, an updated EU directive criminalises new technological offences and extends the limitation periods for prosecuting crimes.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Ho…
On Wednesday, MEPs approved changes to EU policy on the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the EU.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP.
The simplification measures aim to support companies as they comply with the AI Act, while maintaining the law’s main provisions and risk-based approach.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionCommittee o…
On Wednesday at 10.00, lead MEPs Arba Kokalari and Michael McNamara will hold a press conference following the final EP vote on the so-called AI “digital omnibus”.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionC…
On Wednesday at 13.30, lead MEP Malik Azmani will speak to journalists after the EP plenary vote on the reform of EU returns policy.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 -…
On Wednesday at 9:15, several MEPs will hold a briefing for journalists as the implementation phase of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum begins on 12 June 2026.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Sou…
On Monday, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed provisionally on changes to EU policy on the return of non-EU nationals staying illegally in the EU.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © E…
The European parliament approved new EU rules to reinforce support and protection measures for the victims of crime, as well as their rights in criminal proceedings.Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityCommitte…
Parliament wants the Commission to assess whether there could be a clear risk of a serious breach of the EU’s founding values by Slovakia’s government.Committee on Budgetary ControlCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice a…
The agreement between EU co-legislators aims to make it easier for providers to comply with the AI Act, while maintaining its main provisions and risk-based approach.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protecti…
In a vote on Wednesday, MEPs took stock of the fundamental rights situation in the EU in 2024 and 2025.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP.
MEPs warn that persistent rule of law gaps weaken democratic safeguards in the EU and that Commission recommendations are not being followed up.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European U…
Mediefriheten och mångfalden bland medlemsländerna i EU är under attack, enligt en ny rapport från Civil Liberties Union for Europe, rapporterar The Guardian..
On Wednesday at 11.00, lead MEPs Arba Kokalari and Michael McNamara will hold a press conference following Tuesday’s negotiations with the Council on the so-called AI “digital omnibus”.Committee on the Internal Market an…
Rapporteurs Evin Incir (S&D, SE) and Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (S&D, PL) will brief journalists on Parliament’s call for a consent-based definition of rape in EU law.Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityCommitte…
Parliament rapporteur Konstantinos Arvanitis (The Left, EL) will present Parliament’s assessment of the Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law Report and recent developments.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs…
Sweden has been named once again as one of the EU countries undergoing "a decline democratic standards" in the annual report of the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties), with the human rights group highlighting t…
On Thursday, Parliament voted to not prolong an interim derogation from e-Privacy rules allowing service providers to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse online.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs So…
MEPs have agreed on proposals to simplify artificial intelligence rules and propose clear application dates for high-risk system requirements and a ban on AI “nudifier” systems.Committee on the Internal Market and Consum…
On Thursday, Parliament adopted new EU-wide rules establishing a harmonised criminal law framework to prevent and combat corruption across the Union.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © Europ…
On Thursday, plenary endorsed the opening of talks with Council on the new legal framework for the return of people without the right to stay in the EU.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © Eu…
Following the plenary vote on Thursday, President Roberta Metsola and rapporteur Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle MEP (Renew, NL), will speak to the media on EU anti-corruption rules.Committee on Civil Liberties, Just…
MEPs agree on proposals to simplify artificial intelligence rules and propose bans on AI “nudifier” systems and clear application dates for high-risk system requirements.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Prot…
MEPs support extending an exemption to privacy legislation allowing the voluntary detection of child sexual abuse material online until 3 August 2027.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © Euro…
On Monday, the Civil Liberties Committee adopted its position on the proposed changes to the EU’s policy on the return of non-EU nationals illegally staying in the EU.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affair…
The Commission should, MEPs say, propose EU legislation establishing a common definition of rape based on the concept of freely given, informed and revocable consent.Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityCommitt…
New laws seek to boost the competitiveness of EU so-called small “mid-cap” (SMC) enterprises as they grown beyond SME status with targeted measures.Committee on Economic and Monetary AffairsCommittee on the Environment,…
The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee has endorsed the appointment of Mr Andrés Ritter for the post of European Chief Prosecutor.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Un…
On Tuesday, Parliament adopted changes to the EU asylum procedure regulations to enable faster processing of asylum requests.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP.
Following plenary votes, Parliament’s rapporteurs will brief journalists on the new list of safe countries of origin and on the application of the safe third countries regulation.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and…
Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council.Committee on Constitutional AffairsCommittee on Foreign AffairsCommittee on Agricul…
Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a political agreement on the creation of an EU list of safe countries of origin to speed up asylum claim processing.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs S…
Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a political agreement on updates to the 2024 Asylum Law regarding the conditions for applying the rules on safe third countries.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Ho…
An update of the EU asylum law to include an EU list of safe countries of origin and speed up asylum claim processing has been endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affa…
The new rules, provisionally agreed by EU co-legislators, seek to reinforce support and protection measures for victims and their rights in criminal proceedings.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Sour…
To make it quicker for travellers to cross EU external borders, while ensuring border security, MEPs have endorsed the use of digital travel credentials.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © E…
The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee adopted its preferred candidates for the post of European Chief Prosecutor.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP.
Changes to the 2024 Asylum Law regarding the conditions for applying the rules on safe non-EU countries were endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Wednesday.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs S…