Workshops
22-02-2018 11:00
Workshop on text and data mining
The Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs of the European Parliament organised a workshop on "Text and data mining"(TDM). The workshop aimed at examining the TDM process and the legal aspects linked to copyright in the context of the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market which introduces a mandatory exception to copyright when carrying out text and data mining of protected works.
The presentations were followed by a "questions & answers" session with the Members of the JURI Committee.
07-12-2017 15:00
Workshop on copyright directive
On 7 December, the JURI Committee heard the views of academics during a workshop on the copyright directive. During this workshop, which touched upon two aspects of the proposal for a directive on copyright in the digital single market, Members of the Committee had the opportunity to hear different points of views on the proposed creation of a new right for press publishers and on the aspects related to fair remuneration in contracts of authors and publishers.
21-11-2017 15:15
Planning cross-border succession: easy or challenging task?
Two years have passed since the EU Regulation No 650/2012 on Succession entered into force. Legal professionals, who have now gained a degree of practical experience in applying the new rules, were invited to share their views as to the strengths and weaknesses of the EU legislation on successions.
The experts participating in the workshop assessed whether - in the light of their professional experience - the new rules are simplifying the planning and settlement of cross-border successions, or whether their application poses legal and practical challenges or difficulties. This workshop also offered an opportunity to present the key findings of the following study commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizen's Rights and Constitutional Affairs: 'The evidentiary effects of authentic acts in the Member States of the European Union, in the context of successions'. This study provides an important toolkit for legal professionals dealing with cross-border successions.
- Programme (PDF - 383 KB)
- Study: "The evidentiary effects of authentic acts (...), in the context of successions" (EN) (PDF - 3 MB)
- Briefing: "El estado de aplicación de las disposiciones del Reglamento UE sobre Sucesiones (...)" (ES) (PDF - 306 KB)
- Briefing: "L'application des dispositions du Règlement de l'Union Européenne sur les Sucessions (...)" (FR) (PDF - 365 KB)
- Video transcript/Dr Fitchen: "The evidentiary effects of authentic acts (...), in the context of successions" (EN) (PDF - 201 KB)
20-06-2017 16:30
Potential & challenges of private international law in the current migratory context
On 20 June, the Policy Department for Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs organised a workshop on "Potential and challenges of private international law in the current migratory context" for the JURI Committee.
- Programme (PDF - 383 KB)
- Webstreaming
- Study "Children On the Move"
- Study "Private International Iaw in a Context of Increasing International Mobility"
- Briefing on International Law in the Current Migratory Context
- Paper on Current migration situation in the EU: separated children
- Study on Guardianship systems for children deprived of parental care in the EU
- Handbook: Study on Guardianship systems for children deprived of parental care in the EU
On 12 April, the Policy Department for Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs organised a workshop on "The training of judges and legal practitioners – ensuring the full application of EU law" for the JURI and LIBE Committees.
29-11-2016 16:30
Workshop on The Implementation of the Mediation Directive
On 29 November 2016 the Committee on Legal Affairs held a Workshop on ‘The Implementation of the Mediation Directive’. Directive 2008/52/EC on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters came into force on 13 June 2008 and aims at facilitating access to alternative dispute resolution and amicable settlement of disputes.
According to Article 11 of the Mediation Directive, the Commission is required to submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the application of the Directive. Against this background, the workshop brought together Members of the European Parliament and a number of experts, practitioners and academics with a view to discussing the state of implementation of Directive 2008/52/EC.
08-11-2016 15:00
Workshop on ‘Recasting the Brussels IIa Regulation’
On 8 November 2016 the Committee on Legal Affairs held a Workshop on ‘Recasting the Brussels IIa Regulation’. Brussels IIa Regulation, which applies since 2005 in all EU Member States except Denmark, is the cornerstone of EU judicial cooperation in matrimonial and parental responsibility matters.
Against this background, the workshop brought together Members of the European Parliament and a number of experts, practitioners and academics with a view to assessing the proposed amendments to the text and prepare the EP position, focusing on the main changes proposed by the Commission.
17-10-2016 15:00
JURI Workshop on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
At the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Policy Department organised a workshop on “Robotics and artificial intelligence - ethical issues and regulatory approach”, on 17 October at 15.00, with the participation of Members of national Parliaments.
Artificial intelligence (AI) raises a number of ethical and political challenges for the present and near future, with driverless cars and search engines in the news. Potential issues range from job disruption to privacy violations. Over a longer term, if AI becomes as or more intelligent than humans, other governance issues such as safety and control may increase in importance. What policy approaches make sense across different issues and timeframes?
The first part of the workshop focused on basic ethical and policy questions raised by the development of robotics and AI, on the basis of presentations by experts. This was followed by a discussion with national parliamentarians on what the legislator should do and at which level, with the European Parliament's draft legislative initiative report on "Civil Law Rules on Robotics" as a basis.
15-06-2016 09:00
Common minimum standards of civil procedure
On 15 June 2016, the Committee on Legal Affairs will hold a workshop on common minimum standards of civil procedure in the EU. This workshop relates to the legislative initiative report (rapporteur: Emil Radev) on the same topic (2015/2084 (INL)). Civil procedure provides the means for the enforcement of the substantive rights and duties of legal subjects in legal proceedings.
As such, it is inextricably linked with the fundamental right to a fair trial and effective remedy guaranteed under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Article 47 CFREU) and the European Convention on Human Rights (Article 6 ECHR).
The Treaty of Amsterdam confirmed the EU’s competence in the area of civil procedure, and this competence was further expanded by the Treaty of Lisbon. The EU now has a certain number of common minimum standards in the area of criminal procedure. However, European citizens, especially those who move across borders, are now far more likely to come into contact with the civil procedure of another Member State. As part of the move towards a European Area of Justice based on mutual trust, common standards of civil procedure now seem indispensable.
Minimum standards do not substitute national procedural systems in their entirety, or even partially, but allow for more protective and effective national procedural rules. More importantly, minimum procedural standards at EU level could contribute to the modernisation of national proceedings, to a level playing field for businesses, and to increased economic growth via effective and efficient judicial systems, while facilitating citizens’ access to justice in the EU.
In the Action Plan implementing the Stockholm Programme, the Commission announced a green paper on minimum standards for civil procedure for 2013. What is more, in May 2014 a joint project for the preparation of ‘Transnational Principles of Civil Procedure for Europe’ was launched by the European Law Institute, in collaboration with the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT).
Against this background, this workshop will bring together Members of the European Parliament and a number of experts, practitioners, academics and stakeholders with a view to discussing the question of the convergence of civil procedure in Europe through the creation of minimum standards in EU law. It will also offer the possibility to present the findings of a recent European Added Value Study conducted by the Research Service of the European Parliament regarding the policy options and the scope of EU competences to harmonise civil procedures in the EU. The Commission, the ELI, the ENCJ, the HCCH as well as representatives of legal professions and businesses will offer their views on this matter.
The workshop is organised by DG IPOL's Policy Department C from 09.00 to 12.30 in room ASP 1G2 at the European Parliament in Brussels.
- Draft programme (PDF - 225 KB)
- Recording
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Contributions - “Harmonised” rules of civil procedure?
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Contributions - Policy options and EU competences in the area of civil
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Contributions - ELI/UNIDROIT draft rules of civil procedure
14-06-2016 10:30
Workshop on The Future of European Company Law
The Commission's "Digital Single Market Strategy" has recognised that innovative entrepreneurs are central to the digital economy. However, businesses are still held back by regulatory fragmentation and barriers which make it harder for them to operate across borders within the Internal Market. Established companies should be able to expand operations cross-border online and be pan-European faster than nowadays.
Establishment and registering of a new companies should be possible also much faster, some propose even within 24 hours.
Digitalisation of public live in the last years will also influence modifications of the legal framework of Company Law. Challenges in this context for companies and public authorities in the years to come might be therefore interconnected electronic business registers between states and communication with share-holders and company owners exclusively online. The workshop by PolDep C, "The Future of European Company Law", will host various independent external experts on those issues, invited to contribute to a discussion during a meeting of the committee. on Legal Affairs ( JURI) on 14 June by submitting briefing papers and to come to Brussels to engage with MEPs on the Future of European Company Law.
In the second part of the workshop "The Future of European Company Law", questions concerning "Ongoing issues in International Corporate Governance" will be discussed.
In the third part, cross-border operations like mergers, transfers and divisions will be on the agenda. As to divisions, there is still no EU level framework for cross-border divisions and companies wishing to undertake a cross-border division have to perform several operations, such as a national division and a cross-border merger. As to cross-border conversions the EP had recommended in 2012 that the EU legislator should expand the Cross-Border Mergers Directive into a real cross-border mobility directive, which covers not only cross-border mergers and cross-border divisions, but also transfers of seats.