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This study has been commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies, Directorate-General for Internal Policies at the request of the ENVI Committee. It analyses EFSA’s independence and transparency policies and examines how legislative provisions have been implemented by EFSA and whether rules and practices adopted by EFSA can be improved.

Among the highlights of the March I plenary session was a debate on the conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 9 February and the preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023, with Charles Michel, the President of the European Council. Members also debated the failure of the Silicon Valley Bank and its implications for European financial stability, a common EU response to save lives at sea, the need to ensure transparency and accountability in the light of alleged ...

Il quadro finanziario pluriennale (QFP) dell'Unione europea per il periodo 2021 2027 e lo strumento dell'Unione europea per la ripresa forniscono risorse finanziarie pari a 1,8 miliardi di EUR. Tuttavia, l'UE può raggiungere gli ambiziosi obiettivi di questi strumenti di bilancio solo se i suoi interessi finanziari sono meglio tutelati. La commissione per il controllo dei bilanci (CONT) del Parlamento ha approvato una relazione d'iniziativa che sottolinea il rischio di frode e conflitto di interessi ...

This document summarises the key findings of the orginal study which analyses if and to what extent the current EU legal framework provides effective investor protection for customers of robo-advisors. It puts emphasis on structural conflicts of interests, the difficulties presented by the supervision of algorithms, and potential threats to the stability of the financial system. This document was provided by the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies at the request ...

This study analyses if and to what extent the current EU legal framework provides effective investor protection for customers of robo-advisors. It puts emphasis on structural conflicts of interests, the difficulties presented by the supervision of algorithms, and potential threats to the stability of the financial system. This document was provided by the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies at the request of the committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON ...

A responsible TPLF regulatory framework should aim at lowering costs, simplifying unnecessary procedures, increasing the predictability of costs, and delivering efficient services at costs that are proportionate to the amounts in dispute. We explored additional effective safeguards and a number of policy options regarding the contractual, ethical and procedural aspects of TPLF. We then estimated the European added value (EAV) for two alternatives, namely a moderate and a strong regulatory approach ...

Nel corso della prima sessione plenaria di marzo 2021, il Parlamento europeo dovrebbe discutere e adottare una risoluzione sulle attività della Mediatrice europea nel 2019, sulla base della relazione annuale della Mediatrice presentata il 4 maggio 2020. Tale documento riguarda l'ultimo anno del primo mandato da Mediatrice di Emily O'Reilly, prima della sua rielezione per un secondo mandato nel dicembre 2019.

This study proposes an overview of the selection of Special Advisers to the European Commission, specifically during the period 2014-2019: the procedure followed, number of contracts, safeguards, contractual terms, budgetary implications, transparency, communication with the European Parliament. A review of literature, good practices and criteria for assessing the European Commission framework is provided. In conclusion this study makes recommendations on how to further strengthen it.

Lo studio comparativo, commissionato dal dipartimento tematico Diritti dei cittadini e affari costituzionali del Parlamento europeo, analizza l'efficacia delle pertinenti norme, politiche e pratiche adottate negli Stati membri in materia di conflitto di interessi per quanto riguarda le nomine politiche ad alto livello (capo del governo, ministri e altri funzionari di livello elevato). La ricerca mette in risalto gli aspetti teorici e pratici della nozione di conflitto di interessi, fornendo alcune ...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Petitions, takes stock and assesses the existing rules and policies on conflicts of interests in EU agencies and examines whether, and/or how, scrutiny can be improved and whether there is a need to streamline and enhance the coherence of the various rules in place.