The rule of law is critical to democracy and the functioning of the European Union. Deteriorating standards in several EU member states threaten corruption, fair elections, and erode mutual trust between EU member states. While EU institutions are responsible for safeguarding the rule of law, the European Commission’s latest Annual Rule of Law Report has failed to assess the EU’s own rule of law performance. To address this gap, the Rule of Law Clinic at the Central European University Democracy Institute in Budapest has produced a Shadow Rule of Law Report, which evaluates the rule of law within the EU.
This hybrid Policy Dialogue, co-organised with the Rule of Law Clinic at the CEU Democracy Institute, will present the main findings of the report and discuss the major rule of law challenges facing the EU with EU decisionmakers, civil society and academia.
Participation is open to EPC members, Connecting Europe partners, the media, and EU officials.
To participate in person, please register here.
For online participation, please register here.
Speakers:
- Barbara Grabowska-Moroz, Director of the Rule of Law Clinic at the CEU Democracy Institute
- Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice
- Dimitry Kochenov, Founder, CEU Democracy Institute Rule of Law Clinic, Professor of Legal Studies, CEU Vienna
- Laurent Pech, Professor of Law and Dean of UCD Law School & Clinical Co-Director and Senior Research Fellow at the CEU Democracy Institute
- Michał Wawrykiewicz, Member of the European Parliament
- Petra Bárd, Research Affiliate, CEU Democracy Institute
- Tineke Strik, Member of the European Parliament
Moderators:
- Joelle Grogan, Academic Co-Director of the Rule of Law Clinic & Senior Research Fellow, CEU Democracy Institute
- Johannes Greubel, Head of Programme & Connecting Europe Lead, European Policy Centre
