www.europarl.europa.eu The informal agreement reached by Parliament and Council negotiators on Tuesday includes measures to prevent rape, tougher rules on cyber violence, and better support for victims. For the first time, there will be EU-wide rules on the criminalisation of certain forms...

www.europarl.europa.eu Frances Fitzgerald (EPP, Ireland), Evin Incir (S&D, Sweden), Chair of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee Robert Biedroń (S&D, Poland) and Chair of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D,...

www.europarl.europa.eu On Wednesday, the Civil Liberties Committee endorsed a draft Parliament position on extending temporary rules to allow for the detection of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online in derogation of EU legislation on the respect of privacy online. This would prevent a...

www.europarl.europa.eu The report, adopted with 63 votes for, two against and two abstentions, builds on the European Commission’s draft for an anti-corruption directive that would strengthen the existing legislative framework. A broader scope and a stricter approach MEPs amended the draft...

www.europarl.europa.eu Reacting to the latest Commission’s annual rule of law report, MEPs are deeply concerned that democracy, the rule of law, and fundamental rights across the EU are eroding, in a draft report adopted with 42 votes in favour, ten against, two abstentions. They also...