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CCBE calls for respect for the rule of law regarding the selection of the European Public Prosecutor

CCBE calls on the European Union and its Member States to defend the rule of law with respect to the selection procedure for the EPPO.

CCBE-INFO 80 - March 2019

  • Future of the European Court of Human Rights
  • CCBE makes recommendations on the protection of fundamental rights in the context of national security
  • Legal services in Europe
  • CCBE submitted a response to the Commission’s consultation on the EU’s implementation of the Aarhus Convention in the field of access to justice in environmental matters
  • CCBE’s PECO committee meeting with the Azerbaijan Bar
  • CCBE meeting with the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) - 1 March 2019, Vienna
  • Migration: Reform of the Return Directive

CCBE comments on the Commission proposal for a Directive on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (recast)

CCBE response to the Commission Consultation on the EU implementation of the Aarhus Convention

CCBE submits observations on the Commission Consultation on the EU implementation of the Aarhus Convention in the area of access of justice in environmental matters

CCBE-INFO 79 - Feburary 2019

  • The CCBE standing committee: director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Michael O’Flaherty’s speech
  • Attacks on lawyers highlighted in the European Parliament
  • European Convention on the Profession of Lawyer: A guarantee for the proper administration of justice and the respect of the Rule of Law
  • International rules for cross-border access to e-evidence: CCBE urges the commission to postpone negotiations with the U.S. and the Council of Europe
  • Code of Conduct for lawyers under GDPR adopted in Slovakia
  • Procedural safeguards
  • The Finnish Bar Association celebrates its centenary
  • Effectiveness of access to justice in environmental matters, and how the EU has implemented the Aarhus Convention
  • Anti-money laundering – Supranational Risk Assessment (SNRA)
  • CCBE Committee chairs