Hearings
A committee is permitted to organise a hearing with experts, where this is considered essential to its work on a particular subject. Hearings can also be held jointly by two or more committees. Most committees organise regular hearings, as they allow them to hear from experts and hold discussions on the key issues. On this page you will find all the available information relating to committee hearings, including programmes and contributions from speakers.
On the 23 January, the JURI Committee held a public hearing on "Standard Essential Patent and the Internet of Things". The hearing followed up on the 2017 Commission's communication 'IP package' containing a Communication 'Setting out the EU approach to Standard Essential Patents'.
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On the 19 November, the JURI Committee with Elisabeth Morin-Chartier MEP and EP Coordinator on Children’s Rights hosted a public hearing on safeguarding the rights of the child in cross-border family disputes. The event was organised in the context of the work of the Coordinator in cross-border parental child abduction and family disputes.
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On 10 October, the JURI Committee had a presentation and a hearing on collective redress (15.30-17.00). The event was organised in the context of the current parliamentary work on the Commission’s proposal for a directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers.
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The Committee on Legal Affairs held a public hearing on ‘EU Administrative Law: towards an open, efficient and independent European Union administration’ in Brussels, on 10 July 2018, from 15.00-17.00.
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On 9 July 2018, the Committee on Legal Affairs held a public hearing on “Expedited settlement of commercial disputes in the EU” (16.30-17.30). The Members discussed with experts the following question in preparations for the report 2018/2079 (INL) Expedited settlement of commercial disputes with Mr Tadeusz Zwiefka as rapporteur:
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On 21 June 2018, the Committee on Legal Affairs held a public hearing on “Conversions, Divisions and Digitalisation - new EU company law tools”. At the hearing both academic and interest groups views were represented. The Members discussed with experts the two new tools - conversions and divisions - proposed to be added to the company law toolbox by the Commission.
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The Committee on Legal Affairs held a public hearing on ‘The Hague Judgments Convention’ in Brussels, on 24 April 2018, from 15.00-16.30. The hearing was aimed at bringing together Members of the European Parliament, Commission representatives, the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference and stakeholders with a view to discussing the ongoing negotiations on a world-wide Convention on the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.
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The Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) held a public hearing on ‘Collective redress in the EU: the state of play and next steps' in Brussels, on 21 February 2018, from 11-12:30. The hearing assembled Members of the European Parliament, Commission representatives, stakeholders and an academic with a view to discussing the recently published Commission report on the implementation of the 2013 Recommendation on common principles for injunctive and compensatory collective redress mechanisms in
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The Committee on Legal Affairs, as the committee responsible for company law, decided to organise a hearing on corporate social responsibility with the aim of following up on the most recent developments in the field.
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On 12 July, the JURI Committee organised a hearing on The ELI/UNIDROIT Civil Procedure Project: state of play and next steps. Ms Diana Wallis, the President of the European Law Institute, and Dr Eva Storskrubb presented the first consolidated draft rules on ‘Access to information and evidence’, ‘Service and due notice of proceedings’ and ‘Provisional and protective measures’ and discussed the next steps of the project. The debate took place with the participation of the Commission.
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