European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) is a standing committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for legislation and parliamentary oversight concerning fundamental rights, the rule of law, data protection, asylum and migration, external borders, police and judicial cooperation, and internal security within the European Union.

Responsibilities

The committee is responsible for the protection within the European Union of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights, including those set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Its work also covers measures to combat discrimination other than discrimination based on sex or discrimination occurring in the workplace and labour market.

Its remit includes:

• legislation concerning the protection of personal data and privacy;
• the establishment and development of an area of freedom, security and justice;
• asylum, migration and the integrated management of the European Union's external borders;
• judicial cooperation in criminal matters;
• police and customs cooperation, including measures against organised crime, terrorism and other threats to public security;
• the work of agencies and bodies operating in the area of freedom, security and justice, including Europol, Eurojust, Frontex, the European Union Agency for Asylum, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, eu-LISA, CEPOL and the European Union Drugs Agency; and
• determining whether there is a clear risk of a serious breach by a member state of the values on which the European Union is founded.

The committee also scrutinises policies relating to the rule of law and fundamental rights and maintains working groups on subjects including Schengen and borders, the Common European Asylum System and the implementation of the Artificial Intelligence Act.

Chairs

The following table lists the chairs of the committee since 2004.

Name		Political group	Member state	Took office	Left office
	Jean-Louis Bourlanges	ALDE	France	2004	2009
	Juan Fernando López Aguilar	S&D	Spain	2009	2014
	Claude Moraes	S&D	United Kingdom	2014	2019
	Juan Fernando López Aguilar	S&D	Spain	2019	2024
	Javier Zarzalejos	EPP	Spain	2024	Incumbent

Members

Controversy

In July 2014, Udo Voigt, a former leader of the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany, joined the committee as a non-attached member. His appointment prompted criticism from the then President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, the European Jewish Congress and anti-racism organisations.

Research support

The committee's work is supported by the research services of the European Parliament. These services provide studies, briefings and other analyses concerning fundamental rights, justice and home affairs, migration, asylum, border management, data protection, internal security and the rule of law.

Publications prepared for the committee are made available through its online database of supporting analyses and through the European Parliament's Think Tank.

See also

• Area of freedom, security and justice
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
• Justice and Home Affairs Council
• European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection
• European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration
• Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
• Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs

References

External links

• Official website
• Supporting analyses
• European Parliament Think Tank