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Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian candidate for the Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification portfolio, was questioned by two committees on Thursday afternoon.

Michael McGrath, Irish candidate for the Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law portfolio, was questioned by three parliamentary committees on Tuesday morning.

Draft legislation aims to prepare the EU for future cross-border crises by ensuring supply of relevant patented products in emergency situations.

In a vote on Wednesday, MEPs confirmed their determination to protect journalists and human rights activists against intimidating lawsuits.

The rules aim to ensure the EU-wide protection of journalists, media organisations, activists, academics, artists and researchers against unfounded and abusive legal proceedings.

Journalists, media organisations, activists, academics, artists and researchers should be protected against unfounded and abusive legal proceedings.

The Legal Affairs Committee agreed on Tuesday on new rules to integrate human rights and environmental impact into companies’ governance.

After being blocked in the Council for a decade, EP and EU countries’ negotiators finally agreed on a bill to increase the presence of women on corporate boards.

MEPs will discuss with Ms Haugen the negative impact on users of big tech companies’ products and business models, and how EU digital rules can address these issues.

The EU needs rules against vexatious legal actions intended to silence critical voices, according to the Parliament’s Civil Liberties and Legal Affairs committees.

The European Commission should immediately apply the new rule of law conditionality mechanism to Poland, following yesterday’s ruling by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal.

MEPs deplore the effects of intimate partner violence on women and children, which has worsened during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Legal Affairs and Civil Liberties committees exchanged views with VP Jourová and experts on how to tackle abusive litigation practices in the EU.

The Legal Affairs Committee discussed the new legislative proposals on AI aimed at fostering trust, AI uptake and investment across the EU.

Legal Affairs Committee MEPs pave the way for a new EU law that requires companies to comply with human rights and environmental standards within their value chains.

The Legal Affairs Committee calls for concrete obligations on sustainable governance for companies and a new framework for defining company directors’ role in the area.

The Legal Affairs Committee calls on the Commission to review existing laws applicable to online providers and put forward new legislation on online content management.

MEPs approved proposals to address long-term opportunities and legal challenges posed by AI in the area of ethics, civil liability and intellectual property.

On Wednesday, members of the Legal Affairs Committee will debate the future due diligence and sustainable corporate governance rules with Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders.

Parliament and Council negotiators reached a deal on the first EU-wide rules on collective redress, on Monday.