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The next LIBE committee meetings will take place:

on Wednesday, 29 May, 9.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30,
on Thursday, 30 May, 9.00-12.30 and 30 May, 15.00-18.30 in room Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) 4 B 001;
 
on Thursday, 6 June, 9.00-12.30 in room József Antall (JAN) 4Q2.
 
All the meetings are broadcasted live and recorded unless otherwise indicated.
List of LIBE meetings 2013.

   
 
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LIBE  
EU Data Protection Reform - Seminar for journalists 14-15 May 2013, Room PHS 4B001

The EP Press Service is holding a seminar for journalists on 14-15.05.13 on the data protection reform of the EU, aiming to provide an overview of the ongoing legislative process following the Commission's proposals to update existing legislation. Journalists will have the opportunity to discuss with Members of the European Parliament, Commission and Council representatives and stakeholders.

 
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Study (Policy Dept. C): Protection of Personal Data in Work-related Relations  
Study on the Protection of Personal Data in Work-related Relations

This study looks at the possibilities to complement the general data protection framework with specific rules for employment relations. Data protection in employment relations clearly touches on labour law. The study evaluates the application of the existing general data protection framework in employment relations and considers possible options to improve it.

 
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Civil Liberties Committee makes it easier to confiscate crooks' assets EU wide
LIBE 08-05-2013 - 10:26  

Draft rules to make it easier for national authorities to freeze and confiscate criminals' assets across the EU were beefed up by the Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday. However, MEPs also sought to safeguard the right to a fair trial. They also called upon member states to use confiscated assets to fight crime and for social projects. The draft law, which must still be negotiated with national governments, is part of a broader EU strategy to fight fraud and corruption.

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Civil Liberties MEPs to discuss EU data protection reform
LIBE 06-05-2013 - 15:22  

The Civil Liberties Committee will debate on Monday and Tuesday two draft laws updating the current data protection legislation. A proposal for a regulation covering the bulk of personal data processing in the EU, both online and off-line, will be discussed from 16.45 on Monday. A draft directive, concerning data processed in criminal investigations, will be debated from 12.10 on Tuesday.

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Tougher rules to prevent chemicals being diverted to illegal drug production
INTA LIBE 26-04-2013 - 11:02  

New rules to ensure that chemicals used in industrial processes, such as manufacturing plastics, textiles, aspirin, flu and allergy remedies, dyes and perfumes, are not diverted to the illegal production of heroin, speed or crack were adopted by the Civil Liberties Committee on Wednesday and by the International Trade Committee on Thursday.

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Civil Liberties Committee rejects EU Passenger Name Record proposal
LIBE 24-04-2013 - 14:12  

A European Commission proposal to allow the use of EU air passenger name record (PNR) data in investigating serious crime and terrorist offences was rejected by Civil Liberties Committee MEPs Wednesday, by 30 votes to 25.

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MEPs back deal with Council on police access to asylum seekers’ fingerprints
LIBE 24-04-2013 - 11:11  

Member states’ police forces and Europol would gain access to asylum seekers’ fingerprints in the Eurodac database to help them fight terrorism and serious crime, under a provisional deal between Parliament and Council endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Wednesday. MEPs ensured that personal data would be duly protected and that police access would be limited to cases where there is a major public security concern.

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Civil Liberties Committee backs plan to improve asylum procedures
LIBE 24-04-2013 - 11:09  

Asylum seekers would get fairer, more uniform access to international protection across the EU under a draft law agreed by Parliament and Council representatives and endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Wednesday. This draft law is one of the five acts forming the backbone of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), to be put to a plenary vote in June.

Presentation and responsibilities
 
Committee responsible for:
 
1. the protection within the territory of the Union of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights, including the protection of minorities, as laid down in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
 
2. the measures needed to combat all forms of discrimination other than those based on sex or those occurring at the workplace and in the labour market;
 
3. legislation in the areas of transparency and of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data;
 
4. the establishment and development of an area of freedom, security and justice, in particular:
(a)   measures concerning the entry and movement of persons, asylum and migration,
(b)   measures concerning an integrated management of the common borders,
(c)   measures relating to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters;
 
5. the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Europol, Eurojust, Cepol and other bodies and agencies in the same area;
 
6. the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States.
 
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29-05-2013 - 09:00 / 10:00   LIBE CONT   Watch the meeting
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29-05-2013 - 15:00 / 18:30 LIBE   Watch the meeting
30-05-2013 - 09:00 / 12:30 LIBE   Watch the meeting
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Welcome words
 
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR © European Union  
 

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) is in charge of most of the legislation and democratic oversight for policies linked to the transformation of the European Union in the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) (art. 3 TEU). These policies are intertwined with the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in EU territory and with the strengthening of European Citizenship.
 
The European Union carries out work in this domain with the joint commitment of the Member States, their national Parliaments and the judiciary and civil society. As a consequence, the area of freedom, security and justice could become the core of the new EU legal order after the Lisbon Treaty; while simultaneously fully respecting the national legal order (art. 67 TFEU).
 
To implement these objectives, a multi-annual strategy (the so called "Stockholm Programme" for the period 2010–2014) has been adopted and it established several strategic legislative and operational objectives dealing notably, but not exhaustively, with citizenship, transparency, data protection, fighting discrimination, granting freedom of movement, border control, migration, asylum, judicial and police cooperation.
 
To better achieve these objectives in such sensitive domains, mutual trust and active participation between EU institutions, Member States and European citizens, will be the key to success. In its part, the LIBE Committee will do its upmost to build a fruitful dialogue with all of these key stakeholders, so that the objectives of the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights can be fully achieved.
 
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR