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30-03-2023
Plenary sessionLIBE
• The Commission’s reporting has improved, but EU values are still deteriorating
• Greece: judicial independence, media freedom and surveillance
• Spain: legal reforms and judicial independence
• Malta: reforms, investigations and accountability following the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Parliament points to worrying trends based on the Commission’s latest findings across the EU and highlights specific concerns in the three member states.
Commission’s rule of law report
The resolution was adopted by show of hands.
Concerns in Greece, Spain, Malta, and across the EU
During the discussion that preceded the vote, many MEPs welcomed the Commission’s monitoring work, but demanded political courage and effective follow-up on findings, including corrective measures, especially in cases where things are not improving or where the backsliding is intentional.
Regarding Greece, the debate focused on judicial independence, corruption, and surveillance of journalists, political opponents, and other persons of interest. In the case of Spain, MEPs discussed judicial independence, legal reforms, and the deadlock in appointing members to the national council of the judiciary. As for Malta, the fight against corruption, the investigations and trials related to the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, and the overall political culture of the country were the main contentious points.
Parliament will wrap up the discussion about the situation in the three member states with a resolution, to be tabled during the 17-20 April plenary session.
Further information
[Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs?](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html)
[Procedure file?(Commission’s rule of law report for 2022)](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2022/2898(RSP))
[Free photos, video and audio material (rule of law)](https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/rule-of-law_18008_pk)
Kyriakos KLOSIDIS
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