2 February 2023
The Meijers Committee is an independent group of experts that researches and advises on European criminal, migration, refugee, privacy, non-discrimination and constitutional law.
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The current situation in Europe calls for an active Meijers Committee. Therefore, the Committee wants to focus on protecting the rule of law and fundamental human rights within the EU through engaging even more in current legal issue.
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Recent comments
Comment on the Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directive 2008/99/EC, COM(2021) 851 final
Comment on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – A more inclusive and protective Europe: extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime – 9 December 2021, COM(2021) 777 final
Comment Meijers Committee on European Commission initiative SLAPP
Comments of the Meijers Committee on the proposal for a Decision on the non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in occupied foreign regions