How to watch the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)

Committee on Legal Affairs

First MEP round: AI, copyright, investment and media

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 5 others

Members from several groups question the Commission on AI-driven copyright challenges, abuse of enforcement tools, Europe’s AI investment gap and SME burdens, media freedom concerns in Lithuania, and the design of the AI Omnibus and rules for AI agents and training data transparency.

In this chapter

1. EPP: Voss: AI, IP enforcement and investmentIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. S&D: Wölken: abuse of copyright tools and fair AI remunerationTiemo Wölken
3. ECR: Mantovani: AI investment gap and SME-first approachMario Mantovani

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Opening and Commission priorities on digital policy

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 1 other

The Chair opens the structured dialogue and the Executive Vice-President sets out the Commission’s priorities on simplification, the digital omnibus package, AI, copyright, online piracy and the ‘28th regime’ for the digital single market.

In this chapter

1. Chair: opening and agenda for structured dialogueIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Executive Vice-President: simplification, digital omnibus and 28th regimeHenna Virkkunen
3. Executive Vice-President: AI, copyright review and piracyHenna Virkkunen

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Gender action plan: rapporteur’s context and proposals

Ilhan Kyuchyuk Renew

The rapporteur presents the background, identifies structural gaps in JURI’s gender balance, and outlines concrete measures such as improved representation in key roles, systematic gender impact assessments, training, scorecards and intersectional analysis tools for the committee’s work.

In this chapter

1. Gender action plan: context, gaps and need for structural changeIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Gender action plan: concrete measures and methodologyIlhan Kyuchyuk

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Committee missions: sports piracy and AI regulation

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 2 others

Reporting back on the JURI missions to Madrid on online sports piracy and to Germany on AI and the AI Act, covering Spain’s enforcement model, calls for stronger EU‑level copyright tools, and field feedback on regulatory speed, sandboxes, and innovation‑friendly governance.

In this chapter

1. Madrid mission on sports piracy: committee reportIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Madrid mission: Abadía Jover’s assessmentMaravillas Abadía Jover
3. Germany AI mission: field insights on AI Act impactIlhan Kyuchyuk
4. Germany AI mission: Voss on speed, sandboxes and digital afterlifeAxel Voss

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European business wallet: legislative debate

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 7 others

Introduction of the European business wallet file with rapporteur Voss’s priorities, reactions from shadows on timing, costs, sovereignty and SMEs, Commission position on mandatory acceptance and EU control of providers, and Voss’s closing remarks on implementing acts and added value before the item is closed.

In this chapter

1. Agenda change: introduction of European business walletIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Rapporteur Voss: objectives and key amendmentsAxel Voss
3. Shadows’ first reactions: timing, implementing acts, sovereigntyRené Repasi

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Minutes, subsidiarity (Rule 43) and reasoned opinions

Marion Walsmann PPE

The chair outlines the procedure for adopting previous minutes, introduces item on subsidiarity under Rule 43, notes six reasoned opinions from national parliaments to be deemed noted absent requests for the floor, and moves towards item five with a brief procedural interruption.

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Opening of meeting and agenda adoption

Marion Walsmann PPE

The chair opens the morning meeting, confirms the published agenda and order of business, lists available interpretation languages, and notes that timing is indicative depending on progress.

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Children’s rights agenda item: Kopacz report, MEPs’ questions and Commission follow‑up

Dainius Žalimas Renew

Vice‑President Kopacz presents her children’s rights work on war‑affected children, cross‑border family law, online protection, the new children’s rights test in impact assessments and pressures on NGOs, followed by MEPs’ questions on abducted Ukrainian children, online harms, vulnerable groups and equal rights, and Commission interventions on DSA/AI enforcement, child‑friendly justice, the Child Guarantee and mainstreaming children’s rights across EU policies.

In this chapter

1. Item 20 intro: children’s rights coordination and annual report
2. Kopacz: children in war, cross‑border family law and children’s rights test
3. Kopacz: helpdesk cases, UN CRC accession and civil society pressures

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Q&A with Dombrovskis: simplification tools, crises, micro‑SMEs and EU Inc.

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 4 others

Coordinators probe the legal and political foundations of simplification and hybrid financial instruments, energy‑price shocks, Ukraine support, renewables permitting, micro‑enterprise exemptions and links with EU Inc., with Dombrovskis explaining limited use of urgency, tentative anti‑stagflation measures, openness to more micro‑SME relief, a modular design for EU Inc. and safeguards in better‑regulation practice and enforcement.

In this chapter

1. Coordinators’ Q&A: quality of law, legal basis, hybrid instruments and energy shockIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Dombrovskis replies: urgency use, energy impact, micro‑SMEs and EU Inc. modularityValdis Dombrovskis

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Transition to EVP Dombrovskis: simplification and competitiveness

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 1 other

The chair launches a structured dialogue with EVP Dombrovskis, who presents quantitative burden‑reduction targets, sectoral omnibus simplification packages and forthcoming better‑regulation tools including stronger impact assessments, regulatory screening, deprioritisation of secondary legislation and reinforced implementation and enforcement mechanisms.

In this chapter

1. Transition to Dombrovskis: structured dialogue on simplificationIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Dombrovskis: simplification targets and omnibus packagesValdis Dombrovskis
3. Dombrovskis: better regulation communication and enforcement toolsValdis Dombrovskis

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Q&A with Séjourné: EU Inc., ECBA, IP and AI copyright

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 4 others

Group coordinators question Séjourné on safeguards and legal design of EU Inc., implications for tax, labour and social standards, the handling of the ECBA withdrawal, and AI‑related copyright risks, with Séjourné detailing labour‑law anchoring in host states, anti‑letterbox measures, a cautious approach to revising IP enforcement, and a planned review of the 2019 Copyright Directive.

In this chapter

1. Coordinators’ first round: EU Inc., AI copyright, ECBA and workers’ safeguardsIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Sejourné replies: 28th regime design, labour law and AI copyright follow‑up
3. Second coordinator round: IP enforcement, scale‑ups and dispute resolution under EU Inc.Maravillas Abadía Jover
4. Sejourné closing answers: EPREC directive, scope of 28th regime and retail lawIlhan Kyuchyuk

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Structured dialogue opening: EVP Sejourné and competitiveness agenda

Ilhan Kyuchyuk Renew

The chair opens the structured dialogue with EVP Séjourné, who outlines the geopolitical context, four pillars of EU competitiveness, the proposed EU Inc. 28th company‑law regime, and the intended withdrawal of the ECBA proposal, linking these to IP policy, generative AI and public procurement rules.

In this chapter

1. Opening of structured dialogue with EVP SejournéIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Sejourné: competitiveness pillars and EU Inc. 28th regime
3. Sejourné: withdrawal of European Cross‑Border Associations (ECBA) proposal
4. Sejourné: intellectual property and public procurement review

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Pilot on cross-border civil justice and repeat vote on immunity

Ilhan Kyuchyuk Renew

Members vote on the pilot project on cross-border civil justice in the age of AI and digital evidence, then repeat for technical reasons the vote on the immunity case of Mr Papas, confirming the report as adopted and closing the session without further technical issues.

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Votes on pilot projects under Legal Affairs

Ilhan Kyuchyuk Renew

The chair conducts a series of electronic votes on pilot projects concerning digital economic zones, machine-readable and standardized licenses for AI, and structuring the EU implementation ecosystem for sustainable reporting standards, all of which are adopted despite noted technical voting issues.

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Structured dialogue: first Q&A round on overlaps, 28th regime, SMEs and rule of law

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 5 others

Coordinators question the Commission on overlapping EU legislation, digitalisation of justice, labour and governance safeguards in the 28th regime, withdrawal of the ECBA proposal, protection of ICC officials, differentiated treatment for micro‑enterprises, rule‑of‑law methodology and Hungary’s Article 7 procedure, with detailed replies from Commissioner McGrath.

In this chapter

1. Q&A Round 1 start: Overlaps and legal digitalisation (Axel Voss)Ilhan Kyuchyuk
2. Q&A: 28th regime labour aspects, ECBA withdrawal, ICC sanctionsIlhan Kyuchyuk
3. Q&A: SME and micro‑business burdens; rule of law methodology and withdrawals; Hungary and fundsMario Mantovani

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Structured dialogue with Commissioner McGrath: policy overview

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 1 other

Opening of the annual structured dialogue with Commissioner McGrath and his overview of 2025 achievements on simplification packages, the insolvency directive, the Rule of Law Report, the upcoming ‘EU Inc’ 28th regime, and plans for the next MFF and Justice Programme with reinforced rule‑of‑law conditionality.

In this chapter

1. Opening structured dialogue with Commissioner McGrathIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Simplification packages and insolvency directive: 2025 achievementsMichael McGrath
3. Rule of law report and single market link

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European business wallet: introduction and political reactions

Axel Voss and 3 others

Presentation of the European business wallet proposal as a harmonised digital tool for cross‑border identification and signatures, followed by initial reactions from political groups on digital sovereignty, interoperability, SME burdens and the risk of overlapping EU digital tools and identifiers.

In this chapter

1. New agenda item: Introduction of European business walletAxel Voss
2. Political group reactions: Support and conditions for business walletIlhan Kyuchyuk
3. Focus on interoperability and proportionality in digital public servicesIlhan Kyuchyuk

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European business wallet: presentation, debate and next steps

Axel Voss and 3 others

Rapporteur Voss, political groups and the Commission present and debate the proposed European business wallet as a harmonized digital tool to cut administrative burdens, safeguard EU digital sovereignty and support SMEs, discuss risks of overlapping instruments and fragmentation, and agree on safeguards and the timetable for the JURI opinion and subsequent legislative procedure.

In this chapter

1. Introduction of European business wallet item
2. Rapporteur Voss: objectives and design of the business walletAxel Voss
3. Shadow opinions: simplification, trust, SMEs and interoperabilityIlhan Kyuchyuk

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ICC sanctions and blocking statute: closing segment

Ilhan Kyuchyuk Renew

Final remarks on protecting ICC judges from US sanctions, references to the EU blocking statute, and calls to keep judicial independence and international rule of law on Parliament’s agenda before moving to the next item.

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Committee on Legal Affairs Joint JURI-DROI

Expert and Commission replies and closure of sanctions hearing

Ilhan Kyuchyuk Renew

Professor Ringer and the FISMA official respond on limits of legal recourse against the US, weaknesses of current tools, technical readiness to amend the blocking statute’s annex, and broader work on EU economic and payment sovereignty, before Judge Hoeller and the chairs close the hearing with calls for continued parliamentary pressure and concrete protections for international judges.

In this chapter

1. Professor Ringer: limits of legal recourse and assessment of EU tools
2. FISMA follow‑up: readiness, lessons from Iran and payment sovereignty
3. Judge Hoeller and chairs: closing of the immunity and sanctions hearingIlhan Kyuchyuk

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Committee on Legal Affairs Joint JURI-DROI

MEP interventions: blocking statute, ICC independence and EU responsibility

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 3 others

MEPs from various groups question the effectiveness and non‑activation of the blocking statute, condemn US measures equating judges with terrorists, highlight threats to ICC and UN independence, raise concerns about EU payment and digital sovereignty, and frame EU inaction as political double standards and even complicity in obstruction of justice.

In this chapter

1. MEPs Voss and Repassi: recourse, terrorism label and activation demandIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Further MEPs: political pressure on Commission and EU sovereigntyIlhan Kyuchyuk
3. Zalimas and Viral: strengthening enforcement and seeking political clarityDainius Žalimas

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Committee on Legal Affairs Joint JURI-DROI

Legal framework and personal impact of sanctions on UN and ICC officials

Expert testimony outlines UN and ICC privileges and immunities, the status of non‑party states, and EU/host state protection duties, while Judge Hoeller details the concrete effects of US sanctions on her family and ICC operations and calls for stronger EU measures, complemented by the Commission’s explanation of the EU blocking statute and its enforcement mechanisms.

In this chapter

1. UN officials’ immunities and sanctions under international law
2. ICC immunities, non‑party states and EU protection duties
3. Judge Hoeller: personal impact of US sanctions

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Expert evidence on UN/ICC immunities and EU blocking statute options

Academic, judicial and Commission witnesses explain the legal regime of UN and ICC immunities and States Parties’ obligations, detail the concrete impact of US and Russian coercive measures on ICC officials, and outline the EU’s current diplomatic support and the design and possible use of the blocking statute in response to extraterritorial sanctions.

In this chapter

1. Professor Ringaard: legal regime of UN and ICC immunities
2. Judge Hoeller: impact of US and Russian measures and call for EU protection
3. European Commission (FISMA): stance on US sanctions and introduction to blocking statute

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Opening and political framing of JURI–DROI hearing on immunities

Ilhan Kyuchyuk Renew

The JURI–DROI joint hearing is formally opened, with chairs stressing inter‑committee cooperation, threats to multilateralism and international officials, the need to defend the rules‑based order, and questions around non‑use of the EU blocking statute, before introducing the panel of institutional and legal experts.

In this chapter

1. Opening of JURI–DROI joint hearing on immunitiesIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. DROI Chair: risks to multilateralism and need to use the blocking statute

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Procedural votes and opening of JURI–DROI hearing

Ilhan Kyuchyuk Renew

Electronic votes on amendments and final texts are followed by the formal opening of the joint JURI–DROI hearing, where chairs set the scope on UN/ICC immunities, US sanctions, and the role of the EU and Commission (DG FISMA) and introduce invited experts.

In this chapter

1. Procedural vote on amendments and final textsIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. Opening of joint JURI–DROI hearing: scope and speakersIlhan Kyuchyuk

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Subsequent legislative files: EU law monitoring, AI rules, Rule 107 decision

Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 1 other

Members vote on the report on monitoring the application of EU law 2023–2025 (including compromises and an oral amendment, which are adopted), then on amendments to simplify the implementation of harmonised AI rules (adopted by roll‑call), and finally approve without dissent a Rule 107(1) Council recommendation on an international agreement.

In this chapter

1. Monitoring EU law 2023–2025: compromises, oral amendment and final voteIlhan Kyuchyuk
2. AI regulation simplification proposal: amendment phase and adoptionIlhan Kyuchyuk
3. Rule 107 decision: final council recommendation voteIlhan Kyuchyuk

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