The EU institutions have been awarded the 2026 Ombudsman’s Prize for Excellence in Open Government for their user-friendly tool, the EU Law Tracker. On Tuesday 30 June, the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission won the award for ‘excellence in open administration’ at the 2026 Ombudsman’s Award for Good Administration […]
The Parliament gives the green light to the new EU regulations against corruption
On Thursday, the Parliament adopted a new harmonised criminal law framework to prevent and combat corruption in the European Union. The Directive, provisionally agreed between Parliament and the Council in December 2025, establishes common definitions of corruption offences, including bribery, embezzlement, obstruction of justice, trading in influence, the unlawful exercise of functions, illicit enrichment linked […]
Council agrees on new migration and asylum rules
The Council took a decisive step towards a modernisation of the EU’s rulebook for asylum and migration. It agreed on a negotiating position on the asylum procedure regulation and on the asylum and migration management regulation. This position will form the basis of negotiations by the Council presidency with the European Parliament. Streamlining of asylum […]
57% of the legislation approved in Spain during 2022 derives from European directives and decisions
During 2022, the third year of the 14th Spanish legislature, the Congress of Deputies and the Senate passed a total of 73 laws. Of these, 42 laws regulate aspects that respect the line set by the European Union institutions. In other words, 57% of the laws passed (including Organic Laws, Ordinary Laws and Royal Decrees […]