‘Present and Futureof the Rule of Law in the EU’ – Workshop at UCD, Dublin

CEU Democracy Institute Rule of Law Clinic and UCD Sutherland School of Law and joinly organised a workshop ‘Present and Futureof the Rule of Law in the EU’ (4 April 2025).

09:30 Coffee (Harty Boardroom)

10:00-10:30 Welcome by Professors Laurent Pech and Barbara Grabowska-Moroz (Harty Boardroom)

11:00-12:30 Public lecture by European Commissioner Michael McGrath on the role of the European Commission as Guardian of the Treaties (Theater L024)

12:30-13:30 Lunch (Harty Boardroom)

13:30-15:00 Looking back: Ten years of rule of law crisis (Harty Boardroom)
Chair: Professor Dimitry Kochenov
Introductory tour d’horizon (10mn): Professor Petra Bárd

15:00-15:30 Coffee (Harty Boardroom)

15:30-17:00 Looking ahead: Defending the rule of law at Member State and EU levels (Harty Boardroom)
Chair: Dr Joelle Grogan
Introductory tour d’horizon (10mn): Professor Jan Wouters

17:00-17:30 Concluding remarks by Professors Laurent Pech and Kim Lane Scheppele (Harty Boardroom)

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