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

On Thursday, Parliament and Council negotiators informally agreed on easier access to compensation for individuals suffering damage because of a defective product.

EU strategy for virtual worlds needs to be both sustainable and human-centric.

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

On Thursday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on an update of EU environmental crimes and sanctions rules to strengthen ecosystem protection.

The new rules would ensure victims get fair compensation when defective products, including digital or refurbished products, cause them physical and psychological harm.

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.

The Legal Affairs Committee adopted its position on an update of EU rules on environmental crimes, calling for new offences and harsher sanctions for offenders.

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.

Two studies were discussed in the presence of their authors and MEPs, in a joint Constitutional Affairs and Legal Affairs Committee meeting on Thursday.

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.