Deadline: 21-02-2022
(Source: European Commission)
Summary
The report will assess the application of the Law Enforcement Directive on the protection of personal data processed by competent authorities for preventing, investigating, detecting or prosecuting criminal offences and executing criminal penalties.
The report will provide an overview of how EU countries have turned the Directive into national law.
Topic
Justice and fundamental rights
Type of act
Communication
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Deadline: 11-04-2022
(Source: European Commission)
Summary
The Commission is to assess the Racial Equality Directive to identify any possible gaps in the EU legislation protecting people from racial and ethnic discrimination.
Following this assessment, the Commission may take steps to address the main gap(s) identified.
This initiative follows up on the Communication A Union of equality: EU anti-racism action plan 2020-2025 and the 2021 report on the application of the Racial Equality and Employment Equality Directives.
Topic
Consumers, Employment and social affairs, Justice and fundamental rights
Type of act
Recommendation
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Deadline: 29-03-2022
(Source: European Commission)
Summary
The number of vulnerable adults (those who cannot defend their interests) owning property in or moving to another EU country is growing in the EU due to demographic changes and greater mobility.
However, the Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults is in force in only 10 EU countries.
This initiative will assess the need for improved EU cooperation in this area.
Topic
Justice and fundamental rights
Type of act
Proposal for a decision
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Deadline: 29-03-2022
(Source: European Commission)
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of digital tools and processes in EU company law, including the Business Registers Interconnection System.
This EU company law initiative aims to:
improve transparency on EU companies by making more information available on a cross-border basis
enable the cross-border use of trustworthy company data
further modernise EU company law rules to make them fit for the digital age.
Topic
Justice and fundamental rights
Type of act
Proposal for a directive
Category
REFIT
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Deadline: 04-03-2022
(Source: European Commission)
Summary
This initiative seeks to put in place common rules for transferring criminal proceedings between EU countries.
By establishing common conditions under which criminal proceedings initiated in one EU country may be transferred to another, the Commission aims to:
make criminal proceedings more efficient, andimprove the administration of justice in the EU.Topic
Justice and fundamental rights
Type of act
Proposal for a directive
Category
Commission Work Programme
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13097-Effective-justice-common-conditions-for-transferring-criminal-proceedings-between-EU-countries_en…
Deadline: 31-01-2022
(Source: European Commission)
Summary
To help EU countries better report terrorism cases to Eurojust and Europol, in 2019 Eurojust created the Counter-Terrorism Register. However, information exchange still needs to improve.
This initiative aims to:
increase digital information exchange on terrorism between EU countries and Europol/ Eurojustensure Europol and Eurojust cooperate better on this issueclarify/strengthen EU countries’ obligations to report on terrorismintegrate the Register into the legal framework on Eurojust.Topic
Justice and fundamental rights
Type of act
Proposal for a directive
Category
Commission Work Programme
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12697-Combating-terrorism-EU-Counter-Terrorism-Register-to-step-up-exchange-of-information_en…
Deadline: 31-01-2022
(Source: European Commission)
Summary
Joint investigation teams bring together prosecutors, law enforcement authorities & judges from two or more EU countries to fight cross-border crime. They are one of the most successful tools for cross-border investigations and prosecutions in the EU.
This initiative aims to create a dedicated IT collaboration platform for them to communicate and exchange information and evidence. The platform will fully comply with EU data protection rules on the legality of exchanging information and evidence.
Topic
Justice and fundamental rights
Type of act
Proposal for a regulation
Category
Commission Work Programme, REFIT
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12698-Fighting-cross-border-crime-IT-collaboration-platform-for-joint-investigation-teams_en…
Deadline: 20-01-2022
(Source: European Commission)
Summary
As stated in President von der Leyen’s Political guidelines, the Commission will present a package of measures to ensure greater transparency in political advertising, particularly as political campaigning moves online.
This initiative addresses economic actors, EU political parties and others, and aims to:
support the functioning of the single market for advertising servicesensure the source and purpose of advertising is knowncombat disinformation and interference in democracy in the EU.Topic
Justice and fundamental rights
Type of act
Proposal for a regulation
Category
Commission Work Programme
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12826-Political-advertising-improving-transparency_en…
Deadline: 20-01-2022
(Source: European Commission)
Summary
EU rules enable EU citizens who reside in another EU country to vote and stand in EU elections in the country they reside in.
This initiative proposes to review these rules to make it easier to exercise this right. It will:
support cooperation among EU countries and other improvements to enable timely, effective communication to citizens and broader democratic participationhelp better address the multiple voting issue (voting in more than one country in the same election).Topic
Justice and fundamental rights
Type of act
Proposal for a directive
Category
Commission Work Programme
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Deadline: 22-12-2021
(Source: European Commission)
Summary
Effective justice systems are essential for implementing EU law and for upholding the rule of law and the values upon which the EU is founded.
The EU Justice Scoreboard:
presents an annual overview of the indicators of effective justice systems – efficiency, quality and independencehelps Member States improve the effectiveness of their justice systems.Topic
Justice and fundamental rights
Type of act
Communication
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13267-2022-EU-Justice-Scoreboard_en…