LIBE Committee constitutive meeting

LIBE Coordinators meeting group photo

EMPL LIBE - Trilogue on the project of a directive extending the European Disability Card to Third Country Nationals

LIBE Trilogue on the collection and transfer of Advance Passenger Information (API)

Meeting 'Future Priorities in the field of Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs'

LIBE/ECON joint committee meeting

A volunteer picks life rafts which have been left behind from refugees and immigrants after their arrival at Skala beach on the Greek eastern island of Lesbos, on Wednesday, November 4, 2015.

LIBE committee meeting recommendation on EASO

LIBE Committee meeting. Intervention of the Rapporteur of the Report on Electronic Mass Surveillance of EU citizens

LIBE Committee meeting.  Inquiry hearing on Electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens.  Statement by Mr Glenn GREENWALD

Joint AFET/LIBE committee meeting with a delegation from the US Congress led by Chairman of the Select Intelligence Committee of the House of Representatives.

LIBE committee meeting.  Freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union (COD)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Claude MORAES, Jim SENSENBRENNER

Claude MORAES, LIBE Committee Chair: LIBE Committee meeting on electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens

LIBE Committee meeting on electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens

Juan Fernando LOPEZ AGUILAR, Louis MICHEL, Thorbjorn JAGLAND

LIBE hearing on  The situation of Fundamental Rights in the EU how to strengthen fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law in the EU

LIBE Committee Inquiry : Electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens

LIBE Committee inquiry. Electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens.

LIBE committee meeting

LIBE Committee - Inquiry on Electronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizens

Marc ROTENBERG, Sophia IN'T VELD, Claude MORAES, Catherine CRUMP

LIBE committee meeting - 4th NSA inquiry hearing

LIBE - Third hearing of the LIBE Committee Inquiry on Electronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizens

LIBE committee meeting - 3rd hearing on NSA/Prism mass surveillance.

Meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs&nbsp;with Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, at the EP in Brussels. Statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE), Marju LAURISTIN (S&amp;D, EE), Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR, UK) and Cecilia WIKSTR&Ouml;M (ALDE, SE)

Rule of Law and Charter of Fundamental Rights: extracts from the exchange of views with Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC

On 1 October 2014, Vĕra Jourová, Member designate of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, was heard by the European Parliament to test her general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to her portfolio. Vĕra Jourová had the opportunity to make an opening statement, she took part in a question and answer session and made a closing statement.Although the Parliament can only vote on the Commission as a whole, a negative assessment of one of the candidates has in the past already led to the candidacy being withdrawn and replaced. Vĕra Jourová, was Czech Minister for Regional Development.

Hearing of Vĕra JOUROVÁ (Czech Republic), Commissioner-designate for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality: MEPs questions & answers

Hearing of Vĕra JOUROVÁ (Czech Republic), Commissioner-designate for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality: extracts from the statement by Vera JOUROVÁ

On 30 September 2014, Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Member designate of the EC in charge of Migration and Home Affairs, was heard by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Christos Stylianides had the opportunity to make an opening statement, he took part in a question and answer session and made a closing statement. Although the Parliament can only vote on the Commission as a whole, a negative assessment of one of the candidates has in the past already led to the candidacy being withdrawn and replaced.

Hearing of Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS (Greece), Commissioner-designate for Migration and Home Affairs: extracts from the statement by Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS

Hearing of Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS (Greece), Commissioner-designate for Migration and Home Affairs: MEPs questions & questions

A Hearing on Cyber Attacks against Information Systems has been celebred on 4 October. The civil society, institutional players as well as academics discussed the situation regarding the fight against cyber crime and the Commission proposal for a new Directive on Attacks against Information Systems. Statements by Kristiina OJULAND, AFET draftsperson, European Commission, Head of Unit 2 - Fight against Organised Crime, Michal FILA, Judicial Cooperation in criminal matters from the Polish Presidency, Justin MILLAR, Head of Cyber Crime Policy, Home Office, UK and Heli TIIRMA-KLAAR, Advisor, Ministry of Defence, Estonia.

Cyber Attacks against Information Systems: Extracts from the hearing with Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE)

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) holds a hearing on transatlantic data protection issues, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Data Protection in a Transatlantic Perspective: extracts from the public hearing

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) is organising a public hearing on "Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography" in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography: extracts from the hearing

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) discuss the state of play of the asylum files, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

International protection - State of play of the asylum files: extracts from the exchange of views

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) debate on issues surrounding the situation of Roma people in Europe, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Situation of Roma people in Europe: extracts from the debate

Karel DE GUCHT, European Commissioner for Trade, gives a presentation on the tate of play of the negotiations on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament, in Brussels.

State of play of the negotiations on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA): extracts of the presentation by Karel DE GUCHT, European Commissioner for Trade

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) exchange views with Stefaan DE CLERCK, Belgian Minister for Justice, as regard the priorities of the Belgian rotating presidency on Justice matters such as the protection of children, the fight against child pornography, the directive against human trafficking, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Belgian Presidency - Justice: extracts from the exchange of views with Stefaan DE CLERCK, Belgian Minister for Justice

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) exchange views with Annemie TURTELBOOM, Belgian Minister of Interior, on the priorities of the Belgian presidency as regard home affairs and security policy, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Belgian Presidency - Home Affairs: extracts from the exchange of views with Annemie TURTELBOOM, Belgian Minister of Interior

During the meeting of Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affaires (LIBE), in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Alexander ALVARO (ALDE, DE), rapporteur, presents his report about the transfer of financial messaging data from the EU to the USA for purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program. The report was adopted in the LIBE Committee by a large majority: 42 votes in favour, 8 against, 2 abstentions.

EU - USA Agreement on the processing and transfer of financial messaging data for purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP): extracts from the statement by Alexander ALVARO (ALDE, DE), rapporteur

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) organises a hearing on the impact of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Impact of the Charter of Fundamental Rights: extracts of the hearing

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Afffairs (LIBE) organises a hearing on the impact of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the development of an European area of Freedom, Security and Justice, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Impact of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the development of an European area of Freedom, Security and Justice: extracts of the hearing

The Committee of Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) jointly with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) organise a seminar on combating and preventing trafficking in human beings, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Combating and preventing trafficking in human beings: extract from the seminar

Antonio GUTERRES, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has an exchange of views with European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on asylum policies and the situation of asylum seekers and internally displaced persons around the world. Statements by Sonia ALFANO (ALDE, IT), Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE, UK) and Cornelia ERNST (GUE/NGL, DE).

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