Andere evenementen
Alle andere openbare evenementen die worden georganiseerd in het kader van commissieactiviteiten, waarbij externe sprekers of deskundigen zijn betrokken.

On Tuesday, 23 May 2023, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs held two exchanges of views dedicated to protection of personal data.

Last February at least 64 people, including children and women, died after a wooden boat carrying migrants from Turkey broke apart on rocks off the coast of Calabria (Southern Italy). The incident opened a debate on the role played by Frontex and the Italian authorities in rescuing human lives at sea.

Exchange of views: Commissioner Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency
Commissioner Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, exchanged with LIBE Members in the context of the "Structured dialogue" between Commission and Parliament.

At the LIBE meeting of 26 April, Vice-President Šuica provided LIBE members with an overview of the (legislative) initiatives recently adopted, as well as those still to be adopted in the field of responsibility of the Vice President and relevant for the LIBE Committee.

The exchange of views provided information on the developments in the EU and Members States position regarding the changes in the United States visa policy.

On 11 May 2022, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse online, aiming at establish a permanent legal framework in the field.

On 3-7 April 2023, an IMCO delegation of seven Members travelled to Singapore. Primarily, the delegation wanted to focus on customs, which is one of the core responsibilities of the Committee. The members of the delegation were Ms Maria Grapini (S&D), Mr Andreas Schwab (EPP), Mr Ivan Štefanec (EPP), Ms Tsvetelina Penkova (S&D), Mr Morten Løkkegaard (Renew), Ms Alessandra Basso (ID), and Mr Adam Bielan (ECR).

On 28 March 2023, the FISC Subcommittee had an exchange of views with Ms Laura Kövesi, European Chief Prosecutor from the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) on the “Enhancement of available tools in the fight against VAT Fraud”.

On 28 March 2023, from 15:00 to 16:00, the FISC Subcommittee had an exchange of views with Dr. Achim Pross, Deputy Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, about the state of play on the implementation of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework agreement on a two-pillar global tax reform.

EU-US data transfers: MEPs discuss the adequacy of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
On Wednesday 1 March, MEPs debateed a draft motion for a resolution on the Commission’s draft adequacy finding covering the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, as well as the relevant opinion of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).

On 20-22 February 2023, an IMCO mission of four Members and the IMCO Chair travelled to Helsinki (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia) to look into the circular economy and e-government initiatives in both countries.

On 6 February, LIBE held an exchange of views with Commissioners Johansson and Reynders on the enforcement of EU law in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.