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Den institutionelle rolle, som Parlamentet spiller i europæisk politik, er resultatet af udøvelsen af dets forskellige funktioner. Overholdelse af de demokratiske principper på europæisk plan sikres via deltagelse i lovgivningsprocessen, dets budget- og kontrolbeføjelser, dets inddragelse i traktatrevisioner og dets ret til at anlægge sager ved Den Europæiske Unions Domstol.

The supplementary protection certificate (SPC) is a specific intellectual property right that extends the basic patent's market exclusivity for plant protection products. The unitary patent became operational in the EU on 1 June 2023, unifying patent protection in all participating Member States. Despite this significant change, SPCs, which are inseparable from patent protection, remain regulated at national level. This fragmented regulatory approach has proven ineffective, leading to excessive administrative ...

Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA) was set up on 10 March 2022. Chaired by MEP Jeroen LENAERS, PEGA Committee investigated infringements and maladministration in application of EU law in relation to the use of Pegasus and equivalent spyware surveillance software. Spyware and other hacking techniques are critical threats to privacy, data protection and democracy in the EU. They serve oppressive agendas against journalists, political activists ...

Parliament is expected to vote during the April II plenary session on the draft agreement reached on creating an interinstitutional body for ethical standards, following a recommendation due to be debated in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) on 22 April. The agreement is the result of negotiations between eight EU institutions and bodies, based on a Commission proposal responding to Parliament's request. The interinstitutional body for ethical standards would strengthen EU institutions ...

Approaching the end of the mandate, a number of debates on important legislative proposals took place during the April I 2024 plenary session: on the migration and asylum package, reform of the EU electricity market, and the pharmaceutical package. Members also debated Russia's undemocratic elections, and in particular their extension to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, Chinese police activity in Europe, the rule of law ...

During its April I session, Parliament is due to vote on amendments to its Rules of Procedure on the basis of the report adopted by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO). The report translates into legal rules the recommendations made by the 'Parliament 2024' working group after discussion throughout 2023.

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, identifies new challenges to democratic resilience and electoral processes, systematically mapping the EU responses to counter them. The study focuses both on external and internal challenges and assesses the responses of the Union particularly in the run-up to the 2024 European Parliament elections. It also provides specific policy recommendations ...

Since the introduction of Article 4(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the meaning and function of the notion of constitutional identity have become an important point of contention. This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the AFCO Committee, examines what the concept of constitutional identity means and how it has been understood in various EU Member States. It assesses the impact of this concept on ...

Den Europæiske Revisionsret er ansvarlig for revisionen af EU's finanser. Som EU's eksterne revisor bidrager den til at forbedre EU's økonomiske forvaltning og fungerer som den uafhængige vogter af unionsborgernes finansielle interesser.

Inden for den fælles udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitik (FUSP) og flere andre områder, f.eks. det forstærkede samarbejde, visse udnævnelser og revision af traktaterne, afviger beslutningsprocessen fra den, der er gældende i den almindelige lovgivningsprocedure. Det dominerende træk på disse områder er et mere udpræget element af mellemstatsligt samarbejde. Problemerne i forbindelse med den offentlige gældskrise har ført til en øget anvendelse af sådanne beslutningstagningsmekanismer, navnlig inden for ...