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Attività del Mediatore europeo: relazione annuale 2022
La Mediatrice europea ha presentato la sua relazione annuale 2022 al Parlamento europeo nell'aprile 2023. Le principali questioni sollevate nella relazione riguardano questioni etiche, la trasparenza e la responsabilità. La relazione fornisce inoltre una panoramica della gestione delle denunce e delle indagini e una valutazione degli altri risultati conseguiti dalla Mediatrice nel 2022. La commissione per le petizioni ha discusso la relazione e l'ha approvata; la relazione della commissione sarà ...
Revision of Directive 2015/637 on consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries
Consular protection is one of the rights derived from EU citizenship, a fundamental right in the EU legal framework. Directive 2015/637 on the coordination and cooperation measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented EU citizens in third countries obliges any Member State to offer unrepresented EU citizens in third countries the same protection as it provides for its own nationals. In practice, unrepresented EU citizens can seek assistance, for instance, an emergency travel document ...
Vincitori del premio Sacharov 2023: Jina Mahsa Amini e il movimento "Donna, Vita, Libertà" in Iran
Il rispetto delle libertà fondamentali e dei diritti umani è un valore fondamentale dell'UE, che quest'ultima promuove attraverso le sue politiche. Il premio Sacharov del Parlamento europeo rende omaggio all'operato di quanti difendono tali libertà e diritti. In un momento in cui la pace e i diritti umani sono sempre più sotto attacco, il premio è oggi più attuale che mai. Quest'anno il premio è stato assegnato alla defunta Jina Mahsa Amini e al movimento "Donna, Vita, Libertà" in Iran. La cerimonia ...
European Parliament scrutiny of Frontex
Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 transformed Frontex into the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and considerably increased its tasks, powers, responsibilities and budget. The regulation extended the agency's tasks and competences while also balancing them with stronger fundamental rights safeguards and increased liability and accountability, including by giving the European Parliament oversight of the agency's activities. As part of this oversight, Parliament endorses the agency's budget, can ask the ...
The situation of Article 2 TEU values in Bulgaria - LIBE mission to Bulgaria 12-13 October 2023
This study, written by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group, examines the situation of Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in Bulgaria and how Article 2 TEU values are respected and implemented in the country.
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 ...
Lives lost at sea
Year after year, tens of thousands of people try to reach the EU from the coasts of Turkey and Africa, risking their lives at sea. Irregular migration to Europe is predominantly concentrated in the Mediterranean, where there are frequent reports of people being rescued at sea and of shipwreck incidents. Between January and June 2022, on average five people died per day during their attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea, according to the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), and 28 021 persons have ...
Il presente documento è la sintesi dello studio sui programmi di finanziamento dell'UE 2021-2027 in materia di cultura, media, istruzione, gioventù e sport: prime lezioni, sfide e prospettive future: Cittadini, uguaglianza, diritti e valori (CERV) — Sezione 3 "Impegno e partecipazione dei cittadini". Lo studio completo, disponibile in inglese, può essere scaricato all'indirizzo: https://bit.ly/3RbQH1f
Insegnamenti tratti dalla pandemia di COVID-19 e raccomandazioni per il futuro
Durante la tornata di luglio il Parlamento europeo discuterà la relazione finale della commissione speciale sulla pandemia di COVID-19 e voterà una serie di raccomandazioni intese a migliorare la preparazione dell'UE alle future emergenze sanitarie.
Artificial intelligence [What Think Tanks are thinking]
On 14 June 2023, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the draft Artificial Intelligence Act, strengthening some provisions to protect people better from potential violations of their fundamental rights. Following this vote, Parliament will start negotiations with the national governments and the European Commission on the final shape of the legislation, which will be a decisive step in the European Union becoming the world’s first region to regulate artificial intelligence ...