Chair of the European Affairs Committee Milošević met the European Commissioner for Justice Reyndersom

Zagreb - Domagoj Ivan Milošević, Chair of the European Affairs Committee and the Committee members met the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders. As an introduction, Milošević referred to the Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees for the Union Affairs (COSAC) already held and outlined the most important developments of the parliamentary dimension of the Presidency.

The European Commissioner briefed the members of the Committee on the most important tasks of the new Commission outlining the role of his portfolio. He stressed that he expected the assistance of national parliaments as the bearers of the legislative process in the Member States, and added that he hoped for their active role in implementing the rule of law as a fundamental value of the European Union.

Reynders referred to the most important tasks within the justice sector, which include, inter alia, ensuring the independence of the justice system, combating corruption and freedom of the media in all Member States. He stressed that citizens should be constantly reminded of the values on which the Union rests, especially the rule of law, which is a guarantee for the protection of citizens' rights. Milošević confirmed that the rule of law represented the foundation upon which society rests and stressed the need to strengthen systems and institutions in the area.

The talks exchanged views on the enlargement of the Union to the countries of Southeast Europe, the impact of internal migration on individual Member States, and the need to strengthen European legislation in the field of digital technology and artificial intelligence in order to meet the challenges it faces in this area within this new technological age.