Subject files

Rule of Law

LIBE 08-01-2020 - 18:29
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Within the European Parliament, LIBE committee is responsible for “the protection within the territory of the Union of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights, including the protection of minorities, as laid down in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union” and for “the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States”.

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LIBE Working group on the Rule of Law, in particular in Malta and Slovakia

LIBE 13-05-2019 - 15:44
LIBE Hearing on the Rule of Law and Safety of Journalists

In June 2018, the LIBE Committee decided to set up a working group with a general mandate to monitor the situation as regards rule of law and fight against corruption within the EU and address specific situations, in particular Malta and Slovakia.

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Follow up to the New York declaration and Global Compacts

LIBE 13-11-2018 - 17:14
European Union and United Nations flags

On September 19th 2016, the UN General Assembly hosted a High-level summit in New York City to address the topic of large movements of refugees and migrants. The Summit adopted a proposal for a better international response on these matters, called the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants.

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The reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS)

LIBE 17-09-2018 - 15:59
MEPs condemn the Member States' inability to act and give their backing to the Commission's scheme to relocate a further 120,000 asylum seekers across the EU.

This subject file seeks to inform Members, groups and other stakeholders about the state of play of the different but highly interconnected legislative files by providing direct links to the fact sheets in the Legislative Observatory and relevant background information.

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Fundamental Rights

LIBE 17-04-2018 - 15:33
Fundamental rights

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union sets out the basic rights that must be respected both by the European Union and the Member States when implementing EU law. The Charter was solemnly proclaimed by Parliament, the Council and the Commission in Nice in 2000. After being amended, it was proclaimed again in 2007.

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