RECONNECT Conference 2019: Rule of Law Policy Roundtable

This panel reflected on the growing debate on how to further strengthen the rule of law within the EU, which has acquired a greater sense of urgency during the past year. In particular, the panel assessed the proposal to introduce a new mechanism to protect the EU’s budget in case of risks posed by generalised deficiencies of the rule of law in Member States, the proposed EU Council-led periodic peer review mechanism, and the many questions raised by the Commission in its Communication of 3 April 2019. Tools and measures beyond the EU institutional context were also discussed, such as the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission and the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. Finally, panellists took stock of the rule of law situation in a number of Member States and in particular the two countries subject to ongoing Article 7(1) TEU proceedings.

Chair: Prof. Dr. Petra Bárd, Lecturer, Central European University

Prof. Dr. Laurent Pech, Jean Monnet Chair of European Public Law, Middlesex University London
Prof. Dr. Paul Blokker, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Bologna
Prof. Dr. Veronika Bilkova, Member of the Venice Commission
Mr. Nicolaas Bel, Deputy Head of Unit, Fundamental rights and rule of law – Justice policy and rule of law, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission
Ms. Marta Pardavi, Co-Chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee

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