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 21 June 2018, the Committee on Legal Affairs will hold a public hearing on “Conversions, Divisions and Digitalisation - new EU company law tools”. At the hearing both academic and interest groups views will be represented. The Members will discuss 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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On 21 June, starting 9.00, the Members of the JURI and PANA Committees will hold a hearing with experts on protection for whistle-blowers. Whistle-blowers are crucial for the functioning of the EU and the European project, not least show by the Panama Papers and the political reactions that followed. The Parliament is in the process of drafting an own initiative report on an EU wide protection for whistle-blowers.
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On 20 June ITRE and CULT held the hearing of Commissioner-designate Gabriel, who was nominated by the European Commission to take over the responsibility for the Digital Economy and Society portfolio. Associated Committees were IMCO, JURI and LIBE. ITRE and CULT Coordinators then met on Wednesday 21 June to assess the hearing so that Mr Buzek, ITRE Chair, and Ms Kammerevert, CULT Chair, could inform the President of Parliament in view of a decision during the July plenary.
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On 20 June 2017, from 11.00 to 12.30, the Committee on Legal Affairs held a public hearing on Hearing on The Insolvency Proposal. The aim of the hearing was that Members should acquire a more complete and detailed understanding of the impact that the proposal may have on the different stakeholders concerned: debtors, creditors, SMEs, workers, practitioners in the field, etc. with a view to its improvement.
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On 30 May 2017, from 11.00 to 12.30, the Committee on Legal Affairs held a public hearing on Legal consequences of Brexit. A number of important questions was covered.
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On 4 May 2017, from 11.00 to 12.30, the Committee on Legal Affairs held a public hearing on the Commission's proposal for a Regulation laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes.
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