In September 2023 the national parliaments submitted 1 reasoned opinion on the non-compliance of the scrutinised draft legislative acts with the subsidiarity principle.

20-21 September 2023, Brussels, 13th Meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol

• Troika meeting
• Adoption of the agenda and opening remarks: Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Co-Chair of the JPSG, European Parliament, David Serrada Pariente, Co-Chair of the JPSG, Spanish Delegation
  • Feedback following Troika meeting
  • Report by the JPSG Representatives to the Europol Management Board meeting
  • Update on the Working Group on the establishment of the Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights
• Video messages: Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez, Minister of the Interior of Spain,  Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs
• Reporting on Europol activities March - September 2023; Presentation of the Europol Draft Multiannual Programming Document 2024-2026 and reply to written contributions by delegations
• Members’ follow up on written and oral questions; exchange of views
• Presentation by the European Data Protection Supervisor, Wojciech Wiewiórowski
• Presentation by Europol Data Protection Officer,  Daniel Drewer
• Presentation by Europol Fundamental Rights Officer, Dirk Allaerts
• Update on Europol activities linked to the war in Ukraine
• Session I: Situation of organised crime in the EU, and the activities of Europol's European Serious and Organised Crime Centre (ESOCC); exchange of views
• Session II: Financial and Economic Crime threat assessment (published on 11 September), from Europol's European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC), including a focus on corruption in the EU; exchange of views
• Closing remarks 

20 September 2023, Cooperation with the Committees on Petitions in national parliaments: exchanging best practices and reflecting on new approaches, Interparliamentary Committee Meeting of the EP Committee on Petitions (PETI)

• Session I - The right to petition parliaments: rules, procedures and practices, Chair: Dolors Montserrat, Chair of the PETI Committee, European Parliament
  • Presentation of the study commissioned at the request of the PETI Committee on ‘Rules, procedures and practices of the right to petition parliaments’, Tiago Tibúrcio, University Institute of Lisbon
  • Presentation of ‘The right to petition the European Parliament’, Marc Angel, Vice-President of the European Parliament
  • Debate with Members of National Parliaments and Members of the European Parliament
  • Closing remarks
• Session II - Best practices and new approaches to the right to petition, national parliaments’ point of view, Chair: Marc Angel, Vice-President of the European Parliament
  • Presentations by Members of National Parliaments: Italian Chamber of Deputies, German Bundestag, French Senate, Polish Sejm
  • Debate with Members of National Parliaments and Members of the European Parliament
  • Closing remarks

17-18 September 2023, Madrid, Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC

• Meeting of the COSAC Presidential Troika
• Opening session
• Procedural issues
  • Presentation of the results of the COSAC Presidential Troika
  • Draft agenda for the LXX COSAC Meeting
  • Outline of the 40th COSAC Bi-Annual Report
  • Letters received by the presidency
  • Any other business
  • Debate
• Session I -  Presentation of the priorities of the Spanish Presidency; debate
• Session II - The future of Ukraine in Europe; debate
• Session III -  Current issues related to the European Union; debate
• Closing session