The constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees take place in Brussels on 10 July 2019, following the appointment of their members in the plenary sitting of 3-4 July. During the meetings, each committee and subcommittee will elect its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. The newly set up committees will then start holding their regular meetings during the week of 22 July.

LIBE - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Humanitarian visas are one of the tools that countries can use to enable people in need to access international protection legally and safely.

In its 2016 resolution, Parliament already called on Member States to 'make use of any existing possibilities to provide for humanitarian visas', while the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee tried unsuccessfully to address the issue as part of the review of the Visa Code. Consequently, on 16 October 2018, the LIBE committee adopted a legislative own-initiative report on humanitarian visas. It called on the Commission to submit by March 2019 a proposal for a regulation establishing a European humanitarian visa giving access to European territory for the sole purpose of submitting an application for international protection in the Member State issuing the visa.

Humanitarian visas

Ylva Johansson, born on 13 February 1964 in Huddinge, is a Swedish politician.

After the hearing by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament, the committee prepares an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Ylva JOHANSSON, Commissioner-designate, Home Affairs

Vĕra Jourova, born on 18 August 1964 in Třebíč, is a Czech politician and lawyer.

After the hearing by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President-designate, Values and Transparency

A delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) visits Bratislava, Slovakia, from 2-3 of June in order to discuss and gain insight into the latest developments as regards the situation of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights in Slovakia. This is a follow up on two sessions which the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG) of the LIBE Committee held recently on the situation in Slovakia. The delegation is composed of five political groups in the European Parliament. The LIBE delegation aims to hold meetings with representatives from the Slovak Government, representatives of the Slovak National Assembly, representatives of the judiciary and of other relevant authorities, organisations and stakeholders.

LIBE/DRFMG delegation in Slovakia

A delegation of the Civil Liberties Committee travels to Budapest to look into developments in Hungary around EU values, judicial independence, media and academic freedom, transparency and anti-corruption measures, the situation of civil society, and the rights of LGBTIQ persons, since the committee’s last visit to the country in October 2021. MEPs meet with members of parliament (MPs) and representatives from the government, the judiciary, and local authorities, as well as from civil society across all areas of concern. Press conference on Wednesday at 14.30, local time.

LIBE delegation in Budapest

LIBE - EU LGBTIQ equality strategy for 2026-2030

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - ICM

LIBE

6th Inter-Parliamentary Committee Meeting On Evaluation Of The European Union Agency For Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) Activities

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Ordinary meeting

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Extraordinary meeting

FEMM LIBE - Presentation by the Commission - Baseline evaluation procedure of the European Union's implementation of the Council of Europe   Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention)

LIBE - Proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded

LIBE - 40th anniversary of Schengen

LIBE - Presentation of the priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council

LIBE - Votes on the Visa Suspension Mechanism and the Agreement between Europol and Brazil

LIBE - Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG) meeting

ECON LIBE - Scrutiny of delegated acts and implementing measures - Exchange of views with Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union

Danish Presidency - The Danish Permanent Representative Carsten GRONBECH JENSEN meets with LIBE chair Javier ZARZALEJOS

1. Dates of application and transitional provisions for chemical products 2. Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2027 3. Matteo Ricci (TRAN A10-0193/2025) - Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications 4. Jutta Paulus (TRAN A10-0191/2025) - Driving licences 5. Markéta Gregorová (LIBE A9-0045/2024) - General Data Protection Regulation: additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the Regulation 6. Loránt Vincze, Charles Goerens (AFCO A9-0223/2022) - Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations 7. Emma Wiesner, Eric Sargiacomo (ENVI/AGRI A10-0176/2025) - Monitoring framework for resilient European forests 8. Emma Wiesner, Pekka Toveri (ENVI/AGRI A10-0175/2025) - Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group

Voting session

Voting session: 1. Aurore Lalucq (ECON A10-0124/2025) - Facilitating the financing of investments and reforms to boost European competitiveness and creating a Capital Markets Union (Draghi Report) 2. Johan Van Overtveldt (ECON A10-0095/2025) - Securities settlement in the EU and central securities depositories (CSDs): shorter settlement cycle in the Union 3. Ilhan Kyuchyuk (JURI A10-0127/2025) - Insolvency proceedings: replacing Annexes A and B 4. Javier Zarzalejos (LIBE A10-0152/2025) - Extension of the timeframe for the establishment of the Eurojust case management system 5. Dariusz Joński (INTA A10-0141/2025) - EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu 6. Borys Budka (ITRE A10-0145/2025) - EC-India Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: renewal of the Agreement 7. Borys Budka (ITRE A10-0146/2025) - EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement: European Satellite Navigation Programmes.

Voting session : 1. Anna Zalewska (ENVI A10-0144/2025) - Waste Framework Directive: textiles and food waste 2. Cristian Terheş (CONT A10-0148/2025) - Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – Joëlle Elvinger 3. Tomáš Zdechovský (CONT A10-0149/2025) - Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – Stef Blok 4. Nikola Bartůšek (LIBE A10-0142/2025) - EU-Brazil Agreement: cooperation with and through Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil 5. Nacho Sánchez Amor (AFET A10-0105/2025) - EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 6. Nacho Sánchez Amor (AFET A10-0111/2025) - EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution)

Denmark’s ministers present their priorities in meetings with parliamentary committees as Denmark holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU until the end of 2025. Marie BJERRE, Minister for European Affairs, Peter HUMMELGAARD, Minister of Justice, Kaare DYBVAD, Minister for Immigration and Integration, Torsten SCHACK PEDERSEN, Minister of Resilience and Preparedness, Morten BØDSKOV, Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, and Caroline Stage OLSEN, Minister for Digital Affairs, Lars Løkke RASMUSSEN, Minister for Foreign Affairs, presents the EU policy priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU in the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), International Trade (INTA), and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE). This news item shows extract from the AFET, IMCO, INTA and LIBE committees.

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Danish Ministers: extracts from the EP Committee meetings (AFET, LIBE, IMCO, INTA)

3. Borys Budka (ITRE A10-0079/2025) - The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season (Vote: 08/05/2025) 4. Assita Kanko (LIBE A10-0082/2025) - Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 5. Ľudovít Ódor (ECON A10-0119/2025) - VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goods (Vote: 22/11/2023) 6. Emma Fourreau (PECH A10-0099/2025) - EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 7. Emma Fourreau - EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030 (Resolution) 8. Beata Szydło - Security of energy supply in the EU

Voting Session

Ana Catarina MENDES (S&D, PT), rapporteur on the Commission's 2024 Rule of Law report, holds a press conference. The report prepared in the Committee in Civil Liberties (LIBE) takes stock of the Commission’s findings in its 2024 Rule of Law Report, as well as recent developments in EU Member States. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Ana Catarina MENDES (S&D, PT), rapporteur on the Commission's 2024 Rule of Law report﻿

MEPs complete their review of the Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law Report and more recent developments in EU Member States relating to threats to European values. The report prepared in the Committee in Civil Liberties (LIBE) takes stock of the Commission’s findings in its 2024 Rule of Law Report, as well as recent developments in EU member states. Closing statements

The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report: closing statements by Michael MCGRATH, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Ana Catarina MENDES (S&D, PT), Rapporteur

MEPs complete their review of the Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law Report and more recent developments in EU Member States threatening the European values. This report, prepared in the Committee in Civil Liberties (LIBE), takes stock of the Commission’s findings published in the 2024 Rule of Law Report, as well as of the recent developments in EU Member States. MEPs debate.

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