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EU's Agentur for Retshåndhævelsessamarbejde (Europol) er en central søjle i EU's bredere interne sikkerhedsinfrastruktur. Samarbejdet og politikkerne på retshåndhævelsesområdet er stadig under udvikling med særligt fokus på bekæmpelse af terrorisme, cyberkriminalitet og andre alvorlige og organiserede former for kriminalitet. Hovedformålet er at opnå et sikrere Europa til gavn for alle i EU i overensstemmelse med de grundlæggende rettigheder og databeskyttelsesreglerne, som Parlamentet flere gange ...

Det europæiske borgerinitiativ (ECI) er et vigtigt instrument for deltagelsesdemokrati i EU. Det gør det muligt for en million borgere fra en fjerdedel af Unionens medlemsstater at opfordre Kommissionen til at fremsætte et forslag til retsakt med henblik på at gennemføre EU's traktater. Siden forordningen fra 2011 om de nærmere procedurer og betingelser for det europæiske borgerinitiativ trådte i kraft, er ti initiativer med held blevet forelagt Kommissionen. I januar 2020 blev der indført nye regler ...

Det retlige samarbejde i straffesager bygger på princippet om gensidig anerkendelse af domme og retsafgørelser og omfatter foranstaltninger til indbyrdes tilnærmelse af medlemsstaternes lovgivning på flere områder. Lissabontraktaten har givet et stærkere grundlag for udviklingen af et område for strafferetspleje og samtidig tillagt Europa-Parlamentet flere beføjelser.

The European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission have committed to listen to Europeans and to follow up, within their sphere of competences, on the recommendations made. In this framework, four European Citizens’ Panels have been organized to allow citizens to jointly think about the future they want for the European Union • Panel 1 - "Stronger economy, social justice, jobs, education, culture, sport, digital transformation" • Panel 2 - "EU democracy, values, rights, rule of law ...

This compilation of briefings presents the most salient points and essential commitments made by the commissioners-designate during the hearings held in September/October 2014 before the parliamentary committees. These commitments concern the main on-going legislative procedures, the preparation of future legislative proposals as well as the scrutiny of the implementation of existing legislation. They also touch upon the crucial issue of inter-institutional cooperation.

In his answers to the questionnaire and during the hearing on 30 September 2014 before the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), commissioner-designate Dimitris Avramopoulos made a number of commitments. They are summarised in the present briefing.

Upon request by the LIBE Committee, this internal note provides background information for the delegation of the Committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs (LIBE) to Italy on the situation of prisons on 26-28 March 2014. After a preliminary overview of some initiatives on detention conditions at EU level (by the European Parliament and the European Commission), the note analyses the Italian situation regarding overcrowding of prisons and conditions of detention, defined by the Council ...

Working group I : Cooperation in the area of freedom security and justice - 'Western Balkans - Towards a more integrated Europe' This briefing note provides background information for the Joint Parliamentary Meeting Working Group discussions on "cooperation in the Area of Freedom Security and Justice" between the European Union and the Western Balkans. The paper covers various issues, such as borders, visas, migration and asylum, as well as police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. Working ...