132 Written questions of Karen MELCHIOR
EU must protect African elephants
EU must protect African elephants
Demolished and confiscated structures built using EU aid in the West Bank
Measures against revenge porn and online violence
Danish entry restrictions in connection with Covid-19
Transparency of Commission ‘chance’ meetings in the margins of conferences and events
The need for a gender impact assessment on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on gender equality
Compliance of self-proclaimed ‘LGBT-free zones’ in Poland with the principle of non-discrimination and the rule of law in view of the Next Generation EU recovery plan
Illegal spying on citizens by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service
Mass arrest of LGBTI activists in Poland
Espionage cooperation between the Danish Defence Intelligence Service and the US National Security Agency
Systematic and coordinated push‑backs by the Greek authorities
Call for the release of Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
Pakistan motorway case
Prosecution of NGOs in Greece
Hate speech against LGBTI persons by Polish governmental officials
Vans inciting hate speech against LGBTI persons in Poland
Demolition and confiscation of EU-funded aid projects in the West Bank
The situation of abortion rights in Poland
Recently proposed bills in Hungary infringing on the rights of LGBTI persons
Combating gender-based cyberviolence
Coverage of pandemic risks for SMEs in Europe
The Bangladeshi Government’s relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island, potentially against their will
Developing a common vaccination card in the EU in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
Educational inequalities due to the physical closure of schools
Implementation of the EU Anti-Racism Action Plan 2020-2025 – EU Anti-Racism Summit
Implementation of the 2020‑2025 EU Anti-Racism Action Plan – EU Anti‑Racism Coordinator
The de facto travel ban from Bornholm to mainland Denmark via Sweden and its impact on cross-border workers and families based between Sweden and Denmark
Breaches of EU guidelines – EU funding of Israeli entities in the occupied Palestinian territory
Protective measures for children online – TikTok case
Armenian captives in Azerbaijan
Nagorno‑Karabakh
Sexual violence against children as a weapon of war in conflict zones
Access of refugee children to education
EU legislation on public procurement
Digital Services Act: national regulations vs Commission proposal
The EU vaccine certificate proposal
Interpol’s presidential candidacy
Deterioration of human rights in Egypt: the case of Sanaa Seif
Attack on the independence of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
Ensuring the availability of EU funding for final recipients – Regulation No 2020/2092 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget
The lack of efficient handling of shipwrecks and search and rescue on migratory routes in the Mediterranean
Construction of walls around Greek refugee camps
Belarusian state-sponsored air piracy and terrorism
Chinese industrial espionage in the European Union
Corporate sustainable governance and unfair purchasing practices
Funding of the Great Green Wall
The outcome of the ECA Special Report on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget
Ukraine Government Bill 5488 to criminalise hate crimes, including on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity
So-called LGBT-free zones in Poland violate the principle of non-discrimination in EU cohesion policy
Violence against LGBTIQ persons during Tbilisi Pride and the ineffective response from the Georgian authorities
Towards a comprehensive European Mental Health Strategy
EU web accessibility for persons with disabilities
The Commission’s reaction to the ruling of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal on compliance with the Court of Justice of the European Union’s interim measures
The possible violation of Article 49 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by a new Polish media bill
Implementation of the Coman ruling
EU data on shortfin mako shark discards in the framework of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Discriminatory decision by the French Constitutional Council against speakers of regional and minority languages
Breach of the General Data Protection Regulation by IAB Europe’s possibly unlawful consent framework
Commission recommendation on the prevention of harmful practices
Romania’s failure to implement the Coman and Hamilton judgment
Rule of law and justice for all in North Macedonia
The Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Foreign Subsidies Instrument
Provisional emergency measures addressing the situation at the EU’s external border
Bycatches of dolphins in the bay of Biscay
Achieving environmental and climate targets under the EU Strategy for Sustainable Textiles through new binding legislation and aligned financial flows
EU strategy for sustainable textiles and subsequent legislation and the need to reduce the textile industry’s greenhouse gas emissions
The renewal of the mandate of the UN’s Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Decision on the removal of Russian interest representatives from the Transparency Register
Ensuring freedom of speech on very large online platforms for the defence of the fundamental right to health under the Digital Services Act
GDPR enforcement in the light of new revelations about Facebook being manifestly and structurally unable to comply with the GDPR and Digital Markets Act (limitation of purpose)
GDPR enforcement in the light of new revelations about Google-led mass data breach for online advertising
PimEyes: the fundamental rights implications of private use facial recognition technology and biometric databases
Severe sanitary conditions in Bahraini prisons for political prisoners and prisoners of conscience
Addition of the UAE to the EU’s list of high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies in their AML/CFT regimes
Shutdown of SMUG in Uganda – status of LGBTI+ rights
Lesbian human rights defenders sentenced to death in Iran
Large-scale pro-Russian disinformation operations online on Twitter and Facebook
Russian connections with European parties
Compensation following the demolition of EU-funded structures
Russia’s military actions causing Ukraine’s energy infrastructure crisis
Iran’s instrumentalisation of third countries and actors
Pets in the EU institutions’ buildings
Access to healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territory
EU cardiovascular health strategy and gender equality
EU to appoint special envoy to the Gulf
Judgment of the Court in Joined Cases C-37/20: Elements of the Anti-Money-Laundering Directive deemed invalid
Rights of rainbow families in Italy
Reducing forced labour and child labour in EU supply chains by 2025
Foreign interference by Gulf states in the European decision-making process
Selection and pre-selection of Ordo Iuris as a member of EU fund monitoring committees
Twitter’s potentially anti-competitive shutdown of third-party app ecosystem
Current state of the fight against endometriosis in the EU
The involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Horizon Europe
Rights of and safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings
Issuing of visas for Iranian women and girls
Issuing visas to Iranian women and girls
The human rights situation in Uganda and the closure of the local UN human rights office
Imminent risk of death faced by Idris Arsamikov, a gay Chechen refugee in the Netherlands
Underrepresentation of women in neurological research – increasing women’s participation
Transfer of power advancing annexation of the West Bank by Israel
Opacity of purchase of Vodafone Hungary by Hungarian government and surveillance-related risks
The rights of Rainbow families in Italy
Amendments to Lithuania’s border protection law
Retail alliances
The case of Fatmata, a 23-year-old woman from Sierra Leone who was shot dead at the border between Greece and North Macedonia
Discrimination by Microsoft Bing’s Image Creator, which blocks queries relating to LGBTI couples
Importation of non-human primates into the EU for research and toxicity testing purposes and Commission plans for a phase-out
Is the Commission ready to act after the Crotone cover-up?
EU response to the arrest of peaceful protesters in Hong Kong
Belgium’s asylum seeker reception crisis and failure to comply with court decisions
Removing the minimum liver weight requirement for foie gras production
Methane emissions in agriculture, in particular animal farming
Rise of antisemitism and hate speech in Bulgaria
User tracking moratorium and enforcement of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act in the light of the recent Court of Justice judgment
Unpaid traineeships
EU Memorandum of Understanding with Tunisia: lack of call for release of political prisoners, legal basis, and human rights conditionality
Legal protection of rainbow families in Italy
Increasing Ukrainian grain exports through neighbouring EU countries by rail to compensate for Russia’s Black Sea blockade
Media pluralism in Italy – the case of Roberto Saviano and RAI
Swedish citizen held hostage by Iran for over 500 days
Attack on Stepanakert by Azerbaijan
Rejection of official EU delegations by Tunisian authorities and consequences for EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding
Concrete actions for the implementation of a horizontal sanctions regime against Russia
Revelations about the trade in sensitive personal data of European decision-makers and (military) officials through real-time bidding online advertising systems
Pro-Putin propaganda in Italy funded by EU money
Israel’s disregard for international law and the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
Biological pest control
Funding for UNRWA, conditions, and the future of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and the surrounding region
Urgent need to take action for the liberation of Vladimir Kara-Murza
Urgent need to extend the Temporary Protection Directive for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion
Militarisation of migrant centres in Italy