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In the position paper on the European Commission’s proposal to reform Europol, the CCBE welcomes efforts to modernise the agency’s legal framework, while raising concerns about the significant expansion of operational, technological and data-processing...
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In the position paper on the European Commission’s proposal to reform Eurojust, the CCBE highlights that the proposal considerably expands agency’s powers through enhanced own-initiative action, data analysis capabilities and cooperation mechanisms....
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The CCBE has published a position paper on the European Commission’s proposal to reform the European Investigation Order (EIO). While supporting efforts to improve judicial cooperation, the CCBE stresses that stronger investigative tools must...
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The statement reaffirms the CCBE’s support for the Ceuta Bar and its lawyers, highlighting their crucial role at the EU’s external borders in protecting fundamental rights and upholding the rule of law. Following the arrival of an extraordinary number...
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📣 Can corporate sustainability due diligence be implemented without undermining the core principles of the legal profession?  Following the European Commission’s public consultation for the forthcoming Guidelines on the implementation of the Corporate...
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CCBE position paper on the European...

CCBE position paper on the European...

CCBE position paper on the European...

CCBE Statement in support of the Ceuta...

CCBE position on the forthcoming Guidelines...

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In the position paper on the European Commission’s proposal to reform Europol, the CCBE welcomes efforts to modernise the agency’s legal framework, while raising concerns…

In the position paper on the European Commission’s proposal to reform Eurojust, the CCBE highlights that the proposal considerably expands agency’s powers through enhanced own-initiative…

The CCBE has published a position paper on the European Commission’s proposal to reform the European Investigation Order (EIO). While supporting efforts to improve judicial cooperation,…

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