Other events
All other public events organised as part of committee activities involving external speakers or experts.
On 24 February, DG HOME was invited to the LIBE Committee to present the Commission’s intentions for extending the Prüm II data exchange framework for police cooperation to non-EU partners, potentially including Schengen associated countries, accession candidate countries and other trusted non-EU countries.
The Commission presented the first-ever EU Visa Strategy at the LIBE Committee meeting of 24 February, which establishes a new political framework and sets out the direction of EU visa policy in the coming years.
The LIBE annual report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2024–2025 has been adopted in Committee on 23 of February. The report reviews developments across Member States and identifies a number of areas of concern related to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights.
On 23 February, the LIBE Committee held an exchange of views with Ms Despina Spanou, Deputy Director-General at the DG Connect, on countering foreign interferences and defending the EU's critical infrastructure. The discussion focused on the case of contracts between the Spanish Ministry of the Interior and Huawei.
The LIBE Committee heard the presentation of the Anti-Racism Strategy 2026 - 2030 made by Ana Carla PEREIRA, Director for Equality and Non-Discrimination in DG JUST of the European Commission on 23 February 2026.
On 23 February, the LIBE Committee held an exchange of views on the initial assessment of the implementation of the Entry/Exit System (EES). The EES, an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay in one of the 29 European countries using the system, went live on 12 October 2025 and is now being progressively rolled out until 10 April 2026, when it will be fully operational.
On 27 January, Members of the LIBE Committee exchanged views with the Commission, with the Lithuanian Minister of the Interior, Mr. Vladislav Kondratovič, and with the Commander of Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service, General Rustamas Liubajevas, on the security of the Union's external borders.
On 27 January, the Committee welcomed the Cyprus Presidency of the Council for a presentation and exchange of views on the programme and priorities in the area of Justice and Home Affairs.
On 26 January the European Commission, represented by Renate Nikolai from DG CONNECT and Ana Gallego from DG JUST, presented to the LIBE Committee Members two simplification packages on digital rules and AI.
On 26 January, Professor Rafael Bustos Gisbert, Member of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, presented the Updated Rule of Law Checklist, adopted at the Venice Commission's Plenary Session on 12-13 December 2025.
On 26 January, the LIBE Committee held an exchange of views on the state of play of negotiations on readmission agreements and arrangements.
On 19 January 2026, the Members of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Members of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs held a joint exchange of views with the Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Michael McGrath on the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034.