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Mise en œuvre des réformes «Parlement 2024»
Lors de sa session d’avril I, le Parlement devrait mettre aux voix les modifications de son règlement intérieur sur la base du rapport adopté par la commission des affaires constitutionnelles (AFCO). Le rapport traduit en règles juridiques les recommandations formulées par le groupe de travail «Parlement 2024» à la suite de discussions qui se sont tenues tout au long de l’année 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 ...
Associations transfrontalières européennes
En réponse aux demandes répétées du Parlement européen en faveur de règles communes à l’échelle de l’Union pour faciliter les activités transfrontières des organisations à but non lucratif, la Commission a proposé une directive relative aux associations transfrontalières européennes (ATE). Le Parlement devrait mettre aux voix le rapport que sa commission des affaires juridiques (JURI) a présenté sur cette proposition au cours de la période de session de mars.
Octroi de licences obligatoires pour les brevets
En 2023, la Commission a présenté six initiatives législatives liées aux brevets en vue d’aider les entreprises, notamment les PME, à tirer le meilleur parti de leurs inventions et des nouvelles technologies et de contribuer à la compétitivité et à la souveraineté technologique de l’Union. En mars, le Parlement devrait adopter sa position en première lecture sur l’une de ces initiatives, un nouveau règlement sur l’octroi de licences obligatoires pour les brevets pour la gestion de crise.
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 ...
Numérisation de la coopération judiciaire transfrontière
En décembre 2021, la Commission a présenté une proposition de règlement relatif à la numérisation de la coopération judiciaire transfrontière, applicable à la fois aux affaires civiles et pénales. En juillet 2023, les colégislateurs sont parvenus à un texte de compromis qui a été approuvé par le Comité des représentants permanents du Conseil (Coreper), puis conjointement, en septembre, par la commission des affaires juridiques (JURI) et la commission des libertés civiles, de la justice et des affaires ...
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 ...