European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ( LIBE) is a committee of the European Parliament. Committee Chairman since the 2009 European elections, the Spaniard Juan Fernando López Aguilar (SPE).

The Committee is responsible for the protection of civil rights, human rights and fundamental rights in the European Union, which are guaranteed by the existing EU treaties and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. He also deals with the equality policy of the EU, with the exception of gender equality, the gender committee is responsible, and equality in the world of work that falls within the remit of the Social Committee. Also, the data protection and all policies of the range space of freedom, security and justice ( judicial cooperation in civil matters, the police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and the accompanying measures for free movement of persons, including the migration policy is one ) within the jurisdiction the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

The Committee maintains relations of the European Parliament with the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Europol Euros Just, the European Police College (CEPOL ) and other organizations in the interior and justice.

Due to the large topic area with which he is concerned, the Committee is consulted on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the more important committees of Parliament. Only since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009 co-decision rights under the ordinary legislative procedure - However, the European Parliament in important areas, this topic area - particularly in police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

The authorities responsible for the policy field of the Committee members in the European Commission, Commissioner for Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. The Council of the European Union, the subject area falls into the formation as a Council for Justice and Home Affairs.