On Wednesday 28 October, two JURI committee members and the chair of the Legal Affairs Committee will travel to The Hague for a one-day visit to meet representatives of international legal institutions and, in particular, of the International Criminal Court (ICC), laureate of the Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2026, to demonstrate their support for international justice, multilateralism, and the rules-based international order.

During their visit to the ICC, the MEPs will discuss the latest developments in the international legal order, against the backdrop of increasing attacks on multilateralism and the international justice architecture. Parliament’s 2025 annual reports on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy and on human rights and democracy in the world expressed deep concern at the growing threats to and the various waves of sanctions imposed on the ICC since 2025, notably by the USA. The MEPs are likely to reiterate the EU’s…