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Surrogacy is a very sensitive topic, which raises a number of ethical concerns and is regulated in various ways in different EU Member States. Some jurisdictions ban both altruistic and commercial surrogacy, while others allow the practice as long as it is not commercial, and still others have adopted either very limited legislation or none at all on the topic. This briefing builds on discussions held on 16 June 2016 during a Policy hub requested by the JURI committee. It takes stock of, firstly, ...

Applied since 2005 in all EU Member States except Denmark, Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 (‘Brussels IIa’), has raised concerns among citizens, practitioners and academics. The European Parliament has received many recommendations for amendments from experts commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizen’s Rights and Constitutional Affairs. This briefing note presents a reasoned summary of these recommendations in view of the consultation of the EP on the recently published European Commission ...

This note summarises issues relating to the current legal framework for cross-border adoption matters – legal gaps and consequent obstacles to free movement of citizens – and avenues for solutions. It is draws on the background briefings prepared by independent experts and presented at the JURI-PETI workshop on ‘Adoption: Cross-border legal issues’ held at the European Parliament (EP) on 1 December 2015. The workshop had two main objectives: on the one hand, to respond to a number of petitions submitted ...

Brussels IIa: Towards a Review

Briefing 15-09-2015

The Brussels IIa Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility), which since 1 March 2005 has applied to all Member States except Denmark, is about to be reviewed. The European Parliament will be consulted in this process. This notes aims to clarify the scope of the regulation which relates to other international instruments. It applies ...

This compilation of briefings presents the most salient points and essential commitments made by the commissioners-designate during the hearings held in September/October 2014 before the parliamentary committees. These commitments concern the main on-going legislative procedures, the preparation of future legislative proposals as well as the scrutiny of the implementation of existing legislation. They also touch upon the crucial issue of inter-institutional cooperation.

In her answers to the questionnaires and during the hearing on 1 October 2014 before the Committees on Legal Affairs, on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on Internal Market and Consumer Protection and on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, the Commissioner-designate Věra Jourová made a number of commitments.