The @EP_Legal delegation discussed threats from China and Russia, as well as the need to strengthen the transatlantic unity with @SenatorLankford.
Yesterday, MEPs also had a chance to meet with Senator @MarshaBlavkburn
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Later, @EP_Legal MEPs met with @RepHankJohnson to discuss digital policies and disinformation.
(3/4)
🌱🌍 All this & much more will feed into @EP_Legal work on the protection of the environment through criminal law (rapporteur. @ToineManders)
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Day 3 🇺🇸 the @EP_Legal delegation met w/ the leadership of the @EPA to discuss best practises & challenges in the protection of the environment, interagency & state/federal coordination, financial and human resources needs.
(1/4)
They discussed the legal aspects of international relations: supply chains, 🇺🇦 & sanctions against 🇷🇺, positions of 🇪🇺 & 🇺🇸 on the future of the Internet, env. protection, CSRD/CSDD, 2005 & 2019 Hague Convention on private internat. law for transatlantic trade. (5/5)
The 2nd day of the visit concluded w/ a meeting at the @JohnsHopkins University w/ Prof. Schneebaum and Pryce from the @SAISLibrary and Prof. Wiss and Stewart from @Georgetown.
(4/5)
Next, the @EP_Legal delegation met Representative @janschakowsky (D-Illinois).
A great discussion was held on Big Tech, Artificial Intelligence, disinformation online, implementation of DSA/DMA, 🇺🇸 mid-terms.
(3/5)
Next, the @EP_Legal delegation met Representative @JanSchakowsky (D-Illinois). A great discussion was held on Big Tech, Artificial Intelligence, online disinformation, implementation of DSA/DMA and the 🇺🇸 mid-terms.
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The day continues ➡️ @EP_Legal MEPs met w/ Daniel Mullaney (Assistant United States Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East) and discussed the economic relationship between the two blocks, DSA/DMA, Artificial Intelligence, CSRD/CSDD & China.
(2/5)
2nd day in Washington DC 🇺🇸 @EP_Legal delegation met w/ the Office of Science and Technology Policy (Executive Office of the US President) in the White House complex to discuss 🇪🇺 & 🇺🇸 approaches to Artificial Intelligence
(1/5)
RT @AdrianVL1982: Interesting to meet with @janschakowsky during our Parliamentary mission to Washington DC.
The assault on the Capitol showed how endangered the rule-of-law can be, even in our democratic strongholds. We must keep working to preserve rights and freedoms of citizens everywhere.
Day 1: @EP_Legal visit to the 🇺🇸
MEPs met with @EUAmbUS Lambrinidis to discuss the current political situation in the 🇺🇸 & the Transatlantic Relationship, w/ special focus on mid-term elections,🇺🇦 & digital policies (Internet, AI, TTC & the new 🇪🇺 office in San Francisco)
Legal Affairs Committee delegation to visit Washington, D.C. 🇺🇸
👉The delegation will visit Washington to look into EU-US relations on digital policies, intellectual property, company, environmental and private international law.
➡️More info: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220913IPR40312/legal-affairs-committee-delegation-to-visit-washington-d-c
RT @EP_ThinkTank: A responsible regulatory framework for 3rd-party litigation funding should lower costs, simplify procedures, increase cost predictability, and deliver efficient services
Our assessment of the EU added value
https://t.co/o3WIV0oszT
#MEPs @EP_Legal @AdrianVL1982 @AxelVossMdEP
RT @AxelVossMdEP: There is a rapidly expanding global trend of hedge funds investing in legal proceedings to make enormous profits on the back of people that seek justice after suffering wrong. We propose a Directive that puts caps on the astronomical and unjustified rewards of litigation funders.
#EPlenary just adopted with 504 in favour, 57 against and 65 abstentions the @EP_Legal report on Responsible private funding of litigation (rapporteur @AxelVossMdEP)
The report is online ⤵️
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2022-0218_EN.html
Meeting starting in a few minutes! Follow LIVE: https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/juri-committee-meeting_20220905-1510-COMMITTEE-JURI
RT @EP_Legal: .@EP_Legal meets next Monday! Highlights:
➡️Vote on JURI opinion on the Artificial Intelligence Act
➡️Exchange of views with @blazek_p, Czech Minister of Justice, on @EU2022_CZ priorities
➡️First exchange of views on #DueDiligence
More info: https://www.europarl.europa.…
‼️ This Thursday📣 High-level conference on EU family law
Hosted by @ewakopacz & @dreynders
More information how to follow ⤵️ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220905IPR39710/high-level-conference-on-eu-family-law
.@EP_Legal meets next Monday! Highlights:
➡️Vote on JURI opinion on the Artificial Intelligence Act
➡️Exchange of views with @blazek_p, Czech Minister of Justice, on @EU2022_CZ priorities
➡️First exchange of views on #DueDiligence
More info: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220902IPR39501/next-week-in-the-committee-on-legal-affairs
RT @EU_Justice: ⚖️The 🇪🇺+ 🇺🇦 joined today @HCCH_TheHague Judgments Convention.
This will make it easier for 🇪🇺citizens + businesses to get judgments in civil and commercial matters recognised and enforced in non-EU countries.
Read more here➡️ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_22_5224
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