SWIFT and PNR resolutions adopted by the European Parliament

The European Parliament adopted on the 5th May 2010 the two resolutions on SWIFT and PNR: European Parliament resolution of 5 May 2010 on the Recommendation from the Commission to the Council to authorise the opening of negotiations for an agreement between the European Union and the United States of America to make available to [...]

The European Parliament to vote on PNR

The European Parliament will vote the resolution on the PNR agreement during the mini-plenary that will take place in Brussels on Thursday 6 May 2010. This after the LIBE Committee announced in April the intention to postpone the vote on the EU-USA PNR agreement, calling the Commission to put forward a more comprehensive measure defining [...]

Negotiations on a common asylum system progress with the involvement of the European Parliament

The establishment of a common area of protection and solidarity, based on a common asylum procedure and a uniform status for those granted protection remains one of the prime objectives of the EU. Following the implementation of the first phase, the European Commission submitted (in late 2008 and early 2009) a set of proposals for [...]