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Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe

CCBE

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) represents the bars and law societies of 31 member countries, one affiliate and 14 further associate and observer countries, and through them more than 1 million European lawyers.

Lobbying Activity

Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS The EU-Anti-Poverty Strategy

24 Oct 2025

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Region on the Five-year European migration and asylum Strategy

6 Oct 2025

Meeting with Malik Azmani (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

15 Sept 2025 · Return Regulation

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions for an EU Civil Society Strategy for a thriving civic space, including on effective engagement and protection of Civil Society Organisations and Human Rights Defenders

3 Sept 2025

Response to Cloud and AI Development Act

3 Jul 2025

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a ‘Strategy on the use of digital technologies, including of AI, to make EU civil and criminal justice more efficient, resilient and secure’ (DigitalJustice@2030)

23 Jun 2025

Response to Impact assessment on the mandatory retention of metadata by service providers for the purpose of criminal proceedings

18 Jun 2025

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)

8 May 2025 · EU-US eEvidence

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

17 Mar 2025 · Facilitation directive; entry-exit-system

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the European Internal Security Strategy

12 Mar 2025

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Feb 2025 · eJustice

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

30 Jan 2025

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Jan 2025 · Exchange on Legal Affairs

Meeting with Dan Dionisie (Head of Unit Justice and Consumers)

20 Jan 2025 · 28th regime

Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Jan 2025 · Implementation of the pact on asylum and migration

Response to Evaluation of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) and the implementation of Regulation 2017/1939

24 Oct 2024

Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament) and

16 Oct 2024 · Cooperation on LIBE related matters

Meeting with Saskia Bricmont (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

13 Sept 2024 · Child sexual abuse directive

Response to Second Evaluation of Directive 2011/16/EU on Administrative cooperation in Direct taxation and its amendments

29 Jul 2024

Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

13 Feb 2024 · Facilitators Package - stakeholders’ consultation meeting

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jan 2024 · EU/US eEvidence COM(2019) 70 final

Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

4 Sept 2023 · Upgrading Digital Company Law

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2009/102/EC and (EU) 2017/1132 as regards further expanding and upgrading the use of digital tools and processes in company law

5 Jun 2023

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

2 May 2023 · EU-US eEvidence (staff level)

Meeting with Sophia In 'T Veld (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

10 Oct 2022 · Pegasus inquiry

Meeting with Petar Vitanov (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Banking Federation

9 Mar 2022 · AI Act

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

3 Mar 2022 · Rule of law

Meeting with Luděk Niedermayer (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union

18 Feb 2022 · Shadows meeting on 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive

Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union

18 Feb 2022 · Shadows meeting on 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing

2 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the mechanisms to be put in place by the Member States for the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing and repealing Directive (EU) 2015/849

2 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) 1094/2010, (EU) 1095/2010

2 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC

31 Mar 2021

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

22 Feb 2021 · digitalisation of justice and Rule of Law

Meeting with Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

2 Feb 2021 · Transparency Register IIA

Response to Commission Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the Digitalisation of Justice in the European Union

9 Sept 2020

Response to Communication to the Institutions - A New Pact on Asylum and Migration

26 Aug 2020

Meeting with Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

23 Sept 2019 · Rule of Law

Meeting with Andrea Almeida Cordero (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

10 May 2019 · gender balance in digital skills

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and

28 Jan 2019 · Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the legal sector

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters

4 Jul 2018

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law

2 Jul 2018

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards the use of digital tools and processes in company law

2 Jul 2018

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions

2 Jul 2018

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC

29 May 2018

Response to Proposal for a sustainable arrangement for the maintenance, and where applicable the development, of the computerised system for cross-border communication in judicial proceedings and between judicial authorities (e-CODEX)

11 Aug 2017

Meeting with Isabelle Perignon (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

12 Sept 2016 · European Parliament resolution of 12 March 2014 on the electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Commissioner)

23 Mar 2015 · Presentation of the activites of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), including CCBE's position on EPPO, data protection, access to a lawyer