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Desenvolvimentos que conduziram ao Ato Único Europeu
Os principais desenvolvimentos dos primeiros Tratados estão relacionados com a criação de recursos próprios da Comunidade, o reforço dos poderes do Parlamento em matéria orçamental, a eleição dos deputados europeus por sufrágio universal direto e a criação do Sistema Monetário Europeu (SME). A entrada em vigor do Ato Único Europeu em 1986, que alterou de forma significativa o Tratado de Roma, reforçou a ideia da integração através da criação de um grande mercado interno.
The six policy priorities of the von der Leyen Commission: An end-of-term assessment
This EPRS paper analyses how the European Commission has delivered on the policy agenda set by its President, Ursula von der Leyen, and her College of Commissioners when they took office in December 2019, and by further commitments taken over the years to address new issues, crises and challenges. It provides an end-of-term assessment of the delivery of the agenda's six key priorities, on the eve of the ninth legislature's last plenary session, two months before the 2024 European elections. The von ...
European Parliament: Facts and figures
This briefing, published by the European Parliamentary Research Service, aims to provide a broad range of key facts and figures about the European Parliament. Its many graphics offer a picture of the Parliament's Members and the institution's structures and activity in the current parliamentary term (July 2019 to June 2024) and in previous five-year terms since direct elections were introduced in June 1979.
O Parlamento Europeu: competências
O Parlamento faz valer o seu papel institucional na elaboração das políticas europeias através do exercício das suas várias funções. A participação do Parlamento no processo legislativo, as suas competências orçamentais e de controlo, a sua participação na revisão dos Tratados e o seu direito de intervir nos processos submetidos ao Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia permitem-lhe assegurar o respeito pelos princípios democráticos a nível europeu.
Unitary supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products
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 ...
Collection of studies prepared by Policy Department C for the PEGA Committee
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 ...
Interinstitutional body for ethical standards
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 ...
Plenary round-up – April I 2024
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 ...
Implementing the 'Parliament 2024' reforms
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.
Resilience of Democracy and European Elections against New Challenge
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 ...