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Aplicación de las reformas «Parlamento 2024»
Durante su período parcial de sesiones de abril I, el Parlamento votará las enmiendas a su Reglamento interno sobre la base del informe aprobado por la Comisión de Asuntos Constitucionales (AFCO). El informe traduce en normas jurídicas las recomendaciones formuladas por el Grupo de Trabajo «Parlamento 2024» tras el debate mantenido a lo largo de 2023.
Examples of Parliament's impact: 2019 to 2024 - Illustrating the powers of the European Parliament
As the European Union's only directly elected institution, the European Parliament stands at the heart of European representative democracy, the foundation upon which the EU is built. Since its creation, the Parliament's powers have evolved significantly, and it is now a fully fledged legislative body and forum for discussion and engagement, whose influence is felt in virtually all areas of EU activity. This paper offers an overview of the European Parliament's main powers, demonstrating how they ...
Asociaciones transfronterizas europeas
En respuesta a los reiterados llamamientos del Parlamento Europeo para que se establezcan normas comunes a escala de la Unión que faciliten la actividad transfronteriza de las organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro, la Comisión ha propuesto una Directiva relativa a las asociaciones transfronterizas europeas (ECBA). El Parlamento tiene previsto someter a votación el informe sobre esta propuesta, presentado por su Comisión de Asuntos Jurídicos (JURI), en el período parcial de sesiones de marzo.
Concesión de licencias obligatorias sobre patentes
En 2023, la Comisión presentó seis iniciativas legislativas relacionadas con patentes destinadas a ayudar a las empresas, en particular a las pymes, a aprovechar al máximo sus invenciones y las nuevas tecnologías, así como a contribuir a la competitividad y la soberanía tecnológica de la Unión. En marzo, el Parlamento debe adoptar su posición en primera lectura sobre una de estas iniciativas, un nuevo Reglamento sobre la concesión de licencias obligatorias sobre patentes para la gestión de crisis ...
Commission's fourth annual rule of law report
In July 2023, the Commission adopted its fourth annual rule of law report, covering judicial independence, the anti-corruption framework, media freedom and checks and balances in all Member States. As in previous years, the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has tabled a motion for a resolution on the report, highlighting progress and identifying areas for possible further improvement.
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)
On 29 November 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a compromise on the proposed directive to protect journalists and human rights activists from abusive cross- border civil proceedings, known as strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). The directive's aim is to enable judges to identify SLAPPs and order their early dismissal, and thus spare the journalists or activists targeted by such proceedings the need to defend the manifestly unfounded claim brought ...
Digitalising cross-border judicial cooperation
On 23 November 2023, the European Parliament approved the compromise reached with the Council in July 2023 on the European Commission proposal for a horizontal regulation on digitalisation of judicial cooperation and access to justice, intended to apply to both civil and criminal cross-border proceedings within the EU. The regulation, proposed back in December 2021, will supplement horizontally, rather than replace, existing rules on the digital delivery of documents, digital hearings and other uses ...
Amending the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EU: Reform of the preliminary reference procedure
On 24 January 2024, the Committee on Legal Affairs approved the compromise text of a proposal to amend the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). The reform will transfer preliminary reference cases (Article 267 of the Treaty on Functioning of the European Union – TFEU) from the Court of Justice (CJ) to the General Court (GC) in five distinct areas (VAT; excise duties; the Customs Code and tariff; passengers' rights to compensation and assistance; and the greenhouse gas emissions allowance ...
Digitalización de la cooperación judicial transfronteriza
En diciembre de 2021, la Comisión presentó una propuesta de Reglamento sobre la digitalización de la cooperación judicial transfronteriza, aplicable tanto a los asuntos civiles como penales. Los colegisladores llegaron a un texto transaccional en julio de 2023, que fue refrendado por el Comité de Representantes Permanentes (Coreper) del Consejo y conjuntamente por la Comisión de Asuntos Jurídicos (JURI) y la Comisión de Libertades Civiles, Justicia y Asuntos de Interior (LIBE) del Parlamento en septiembre ...
ECJ case law on judicial independence: A chronological overview
In recent years, European Court of Justice (ECJ) case law has been playing an increasingly pivotal role in the development of the emerging common minimum standards of judicial independence, binding on the EU Member States as a matter of Union law. The ECJ has based its case law primarily on Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), which requires Member States to provide for effective judicial protection in areas covered by EU law, on Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the ...