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Future-proofing the EU's global health strategy
The new EU global health strategy, adopted by the European Commission on 30 November 2022, has been positioned as a crucial element of EU external policy, geopolitical influence and strategic autonomy. However, maintaining the long term commitment necessary for achieving global health ambitions in turbulent times remains challenging. Against this backdrop, in 2023 the Policy Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service conducted a foresight exercise involving external experts to ...
Parental Child Abductions to Third Countries
Cross-border parental child abductions in the EU are governed by The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and (except for Denmark) the Brussels II-ter Regulation. Countries outside of the EU may or may not be Contracting States to ‘the Convention’, but will not be bound by Brussels II-ter. Research has found that the often negative, long-lasting impact of abduction may continue throughout the lifecycle of those who have been abducted. It may also affect future ...
Policy Departments’ Monthly Highlights March 2024
Alexei Navalny: Anti-corruption campaigner, opposition leader and Kremlin victim
The sudden death of political activist and Sakharov Prize laureate Alexei Navalny on 16 February 2024, in a maximum-security Russian penal colony where he was serving a draconian jail sentence, has met with widespread international condemnation and a wave of mourning both inside and outside the Russian Federation. Yulia Navalnaya – Navalny's widow – is due to address the European Parliament during the February II plenary session, and MEPs will subsequently debate and vote on a resolution on Navalny's ...
Human rights and democracy in the world: Assessing EU action in 2022
The latest annual review of EU external action to promote human rights and democracy, covering 2022, highlights a worsening environment, marked by Russia's war on Ukraine, multiple conflicts and emerging challenges. During its February II plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on its own yearly report on human rights and democracy in the world, responding to the annual report from the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and recommending future EU action ...
A Europa pode fazer mais por si – dez formas
Os desafios globais, nomeadamente as alterações climáticas, os conflitos geopolíticos, a erosão dos princípios democráticos e as desigualdades sociais, afetam o dia a dia e as perspetivas futuras das pessoas. Uma resposta europeia coletiva ao longo dos próximos dez anos poderá ajudar a resolver estes desafios e a proporcionar benefícios de até três biliões de euros por ano, o que representa cerca de 18 % do produto interno bruto (PIB) da UE, equivalendo a 6 700 euros por cidadão por ano. No que se ...
Enhancing the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs): Facilitating access to the EU and supporting HRDs from third countries
This study provides a comprehensive exploration of measures aimed at facilitating access to and expanding support for human rights defenders (HRDs) in the European Union (EU). Its introduction deals with the fundamental issue of defining HRDs which, in turn, will enable visa, borders and migration officers to apply the various recommendations here proposed. The subsequent section delves into the EU’s Visa Code and Handbook, proposing substantial changes to accommodate the needs of HRDs seeking entry ...
Ce document s’intègre dans une série d’études qui, avec une perspective de droit comparé, visent à faire une présentation de la liberté d’entreprise dans différents ordres juridiques. Après avoir expliqué le droit positif et la jurisprudence d’application, le contenu, les limites et la possible évolution de cette liberté sont examinés. La présente étude a pour objet le cas de l’Union européenne. La liberté d’entreprise a toujours eu des effets en droit de l’Union européenne car les Communautés européennes ...
Combating child sexual abuse
This briefing provides a pre-legislative synthesis of the positions of national, regional and local governmental organisations on the European Commission's forthcoming proposal on the revision of the Combating Child Sexual Abuse Directive. It forms part of an EPRS series offering a summary of the pre-legislative state of play and advance consultation on a range of key Commission priorities during its five-year term in office. It seeks to present the current state of affairs, to examine how existing ...
Política de asilo
O objetivo da política de asilo da UE é conceder um estatuto adequado a qualquer nacional de um país terceiro que necessite de proteção internacional num dos Estados-Membros e garantir a observância do princípio da não repulsão[1]. Neste sentido, a UE está a envidar esforços para criar um Sistema Europeu Comum de Asilo.