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Attuazione delle riforme "Parlamento 2024"
Durante la tornata di aprile I il Parlamento europeo dovrebbe votare gli emendamenti al suo regolamento interno sulla base della relazione approvata dalla commissione per gli affari costituzionali (AFCO). La relazione traduce in norme giuridiche le raccomandazioni formulate dal gruppo di lavoro "Parlamento 2024" a seguito del dibattito tenutosi durante tutto il 2023.
Examples of Parliament's impact: 2019 to 2024 - Illustrating the powers of the European Parliament
As the European Union's only directly elected institution, the European Parliament stands at the heart of European representative democracy, the foundation upon which the EU is built. Since its creation, the Parliament's powers have evolved significantly, and it is now a fully fledged legislative body and forum for discussion and engagement, whose influence is felt in virtually all areas of EU activity. This paper offers an overview of the European Parliament's main powers, demonstrating how they ...
Associazioni transfrontaliere europee
In risposta ai ripetuti inviti del Parlamento europeo a proporre norme comuni a livello dell'Unione per agevolare l'attività transfrontaliera delle organizzazioni senza scopo di lucro, la Commissione ha proposto una direttiva relativa alle associazioni transfrontaliere europee (ECBA). La relazione sul testo in esame, elaborata dalla commissione giuridica (JURI), sarà posta in votazione durante la tornata di marzo.
Concessione di licenze obbligatorie per i brevetti
Nel 2023 la Commissione ha presentato sei iniziative legislative relative ai brevetti volte ad aiutare le imprese, in particolare le PMI, a valorizzare al meglio le loro invenzioni e le nuove tecnologie e a contribuire alla competitività e alla sovranità tecnologica dell'UE. A marzo il Parlamento dovrebbe adottare la sua posizione in prima lettura su una di queste iniziative, un nuovo regolamento sulla concessione di licenze obbligatorie per i brevetti per la gestione delle crisi.
Commission's fourth annual rule of law report
In July 2023, the Commission adopted its fourth annual rule of law report, covering judicial independence, the anti-corruption framework, media freedom and checks and balances in all Member States. As in previous years, the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has tabled a motion for a resolution on the report, highlighting progress and identifying areas for possible further improvement.
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)
On 29 November 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a compromise on the proposed directive to protect journalists and human rights activists from abusive cross- border civil proceedings, known as strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). The directive's aim is to enable judges to identify SLAPPs and order their early dismissal, and thus spare the journalists or activists targeted by such proceedings the need to defend the manifestly unfounded claim brought ...
Digitalising cross-border judicial cooperation
On 23 November 2023, the European Parliament approved the compromise reached with the Council in July 2023 on the European Commission proposal for a horizontal regulation on digitalisation of judicial cooperation and access to justice, intended to apply to both civil and criminal cross-border proceedings within the EU. The regulation, proposed back in December 2021, will supplement horizontally, rather than replace, existing rules on the digital delivery of documents, digital hearings and other uses ...
Amending the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EU: Reform of the preliminary reference procedure
On 24 January 2024, the Committee on Legal Affairs approved the compromise text of a proposal to amend the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). The reform will transfer preliminary reference cases (Article 267 of the Treaty on Functioning of the European Union – TFEU) from the Court of Justice (CJ) to the General Court (GC) in five distinct areas (VAT; excise duties; the Customs Code and tariff; passengers' rights to compensation and assistance; and the greenhouse gas emissions allowance ...
Digitalizzazione della cooperazione giudiziaria transfrontaliera
Nel dicembre 2021 la Commissione ha presentato una proposta di regolamento sulla digitalizzazione della cooperazione giudiziaria a livello transfrontaliero, applicabile sia alle cause civili che a quelle penali. Nel luglio 2023 i colegislatori sono giunti a un testo di compromesso, che è stato approvato in settembre dal Comitato dei rappresentanti permanenti (Coreper) del Consiglio e, congiuntamente, dalla commissione giuridica (JURI) e dalla commissione per le libertà civili, la giustizia e gli ...
ECJ case law on judicial independence: A chronological overview
In recent years, European Court of Justice (ECJ) case law has been playing an increasingly pivotal role in the development of the emerging common minimum standards of judicial independence, binding on the EU Member States as a matter of Union law. The ECJ has based its case law primarily on Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), which requires Member States to provide for effective judicial protection in areas covered by EU law, on Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the ...