Press release - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to address...
On Thursday, MEPs will welcome UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk for a debate on the global state of human rights and fundamental freedoms.Subcommittee on Human RightsSource : ©...
View ArticlePress release - Reduce demand and protect people in prostitution, say MEPs
Parliament called on Thursday for EU measures to tackle prostitution and policies that eliminate poverty.Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualitySource : © European Union, 2023 - EP
View ArticlePress release - Free movement: Schengen reform to ensure border controls only...
Civil Liberties Committee MEPs backed proposals which would mean border controls within the free-movement Schengen area can only be reintroduced when absolutely necessary.Committee on Civil Liberties,...
View ArticlePress release - MEPs want to tackle inconsistent rules for airline carry-on...
In a resolution on uniform standards for airline carry-on luggage, MEPs argue that consistent EU rules on sizing and pricing are needed.Committee on PetitionsSource : © European Union, 2023 - EP
View ArticlePress release - Human trafficking: MEPs want strong focus on victims’ rights
On Thursday, the committees on Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties adopted a draft position on revised rules to combat human trafficking and to help its victims.Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender...
View ArticlePress release - Combating human trafficking: press conference on Wednesday at...
MEPs Malin Björk and Eugenia Rodríguez Palop will brief journalists on Parliament’s position on the revision of the directive on combating trafficking in human beings.Committee on Women’s Rights and...
View ArticlePress release - Trafficking in human beings: MEPs ready to negotiate new EU...
Parliament adopted its mandate for negotiations with member states to revise rules on combating human trafficking, ahead of a first round of talks in November 2023.Committee on Women’s Rights and...
View ArticlePress release - Malta: six years on from the murder of Daphne Caruana...
MEPs take stock of the situation in Malta and threats to journalists, paying tribute to Caruana Galizia’s “essential work” in exposing corruption and organised crime.Committee on Civil Liberties,...
View ArticlePress release - Parliament to hold its fourth European Gender Equality Week
EP committees and delegations will hold a series of discussions and public hearings on the theme of ‘Gender Equality: What’s next?’ from 23 to 29 October.Committee on Constitutional AffairsCommittee on...
View ArticlePress release - Frontex: MEPs want an effective border agency compliant with...
The Civil Liberties Committee insists that a well-functioning European Border and Coast Guard Agency can help member states manage the EU’s external borders.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and...
View ArticlePress release - Recognition of parenthood in the EU: no discrimination...
MEPs propose to limit the possibility for EU countries to refuse to recognise parenthood established in another member state based on public policy concerns.Committee on Legal AffairsSource : ©...
View ArticlePress release - Child sexual abuse online: effective measures, no mass...
On Tuesday, the Civil Liberties Committee adopted its position on new measures to protect children online by preventing and stopping child sexual abuse.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home...
View ArticlePress release - Anti-SLAPP: MEPs reach deal with member states to defend...
The rules aim to ensure the EU-wide protection of journalists, media organisations, activists, academics, artists and researchers against unfounded and abusive legal proceedings.Committee on Legal...
View ArticlePress release - Media seminar on the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
The Sakharov Prize 2023 honours Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran. Representatives of the laureates and the finalists will be present in Strasbourg.Source : © European...
View ArticlePress release - Deal reached on the EU’s money-laundering watchdog AMLA
EP and Council teams have found an agreement on a European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) to ensure effective enforcement of the EU’s rules on fighting money laundering.Committee on Economic...
View ArticlePress release - Asylum and migration: deal for more solidarity and...
On Wednesday, MEPs and national governments reached a long-sought agreement to revamp the EU’s asylum and migration legislation.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsSource : © European...
View ArticlePress release - MEPs warn that European values are being eroded across the EU
A draft report on the state of the rule of law in 2023 endorsed by the Committee on Civil Liberties on Tuesday paints a concerning picture of the state of European values.Committee on Civil Liberties,...
View ArticlePress release - Trafficking in human beings: deal on new EU rules
Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional deal to revise rules on preventing and combating human trafficking on Tuesday.Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on Civil...
View ArticlePress release - Anti-corruption: MEPs to push for stricter EU-wide measures...
On Wednesday, the Committee on Civil Liberties endorsed the draft negotiating mandate for stronger rules against corrupt decision-makers across all levels in the EU.Committee on Civil Liberties,...
View ArticlePress release - Child sexual abuse online: MEPs endorse one-off extension of...
MEPs have adopted a draft position to extend the exemption to EU e-Privacy rules until May 2025 to allow the detection of Child Sexual Abuse Material online.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and...
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