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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 ...

Το Ευρωπαϊκό Ελεγκτικό Συνέδριο είναι επιφορτισμένο με τον έλεγχο των οικονομικών της ΕΕ. Ως εξωτερικός ελεγκτής της ΕΕ, συμβάλλει στη βελτίωση της χρηματοοικονομικής διαχείρισής της και δρα ως ανεξάρτητος θεματοφύλακας των οικονομικών συμφερόντων των πολιτών της Ένωσης.

Η διαδικασία λήψης αποφάσεων στην κοινή εξωτερική πολιτική και πολιτική ασφαλείας (ΚΕΠΠΑ), καθώς και σε διάφορους άλλους τομείς, όπως είναι η ενισχυμένη συνεργασία, ορισμένοι διορισμοί και η αναθεώρηση συνθηκών, διαφοροποιείται από τη διαδικασία που επικρατεί στη συνήθη νομοθετική διαδικασία. Στους τομείς αυτούς, το κυρίαρχο γνώρισμα είναι η σημαντικότερη συνιστώσα της διακυβερνητικής συνεργασίας. Η πρόκληση της κρίσης του δημόσιου χρέους οδήγησε σε αυξημένη χρήση τέτοιων μηχανισμών λήψης αποφάσεων ...

Η αρχή της επικουρικότητας, η οποία κατοχυρώνεται στη Συνθήκη για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, ορίζει τις προϋποθέσεις υπό τις οποίες η Ένωση έχει προτεραιότητα δράσης έναντι των κρατών μελών στους τομείς που δεν υπάγονται στην αποκλειστική αρμοδιότητά της.