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The Members of JURI Committee meeting the representatives of the Court of Justice. Photo is taken at the Court of Justice and European flags are in the background.
21-03-2024 - 17:34

The first annual dialogue between the European Parliament and the CJEU was held in Luxembourg on 20 March 2024. A delegation from the Parliament’s competent committee, Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI), comprising its Chair and Members representing the various political groups, was welcomed by the President of the Court of Justice, who was accompanied by a delegation comprising Members of the Court of Justice and the General Court holding the most eminent positions.

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18-03-2024 - 16:26

On 19 March 2024, the JURI committee will vote on the provisional agreement on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (2022/0051(COD)). The committee will also hold an exchange of views on Establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (2023/0463(COD)).

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12-03-2024 - 17:04

On 11 March 2024, the JURI committee held a meeting in order to vote on the provisional agreement resulting from the interinstitutional negotiations on the Amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards the time limits for the adoption of sustainability reporting standards for certain sectors and for certain third-country undertakings (2023/0368(COD)).

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27-02-2024 - 16:21

On 22 February 2024, the IMCO and JURI committees held a joint meeting in order to vote on the provisional agreement resulting from the interinstitutional negotiations on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on liability for defective products (2022/0302(COD)).

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