rule of law

Given the lack of adequate EU responses over rule of law violations, politically-willing European states ought to consider a novel accountability mechanism. It is high time for committed European states to take innovative and decisive action on more than a decade of democratic backsliding sweeping the region and the world. Should European Union Member States concerned about rule of law violations seek a solution outside the EU institutions? Our researcher Henry Barrett, a Fulbright-Schuman Grantee, writes about this topic in his blog.

Rose Hartwig-Peillon writes in her blog about the protection of the rule of law in the post-pandemic Union.

Our research fellow Zuzana Stuchlíková in the latest article on server Euractiv.cz answered the question of how to understand the term 'rule of law' and why it is important to respect it.

Our research collaborator Zuzana Stuchlíková is a guest of the Visegrad Insight podcast, which discusses the state of Central Europe after the December EU summit and the V4 perspective in connection with the compromise on the rule of law.

Our research fellow Zuzana Stuchlíková commented on different positions of the V4 states in the matter of linking European funds drawing with respect for the rule of law. Last week, Hungary and Poland vetoed both the EU’s annual and multi-annual budgets, while Czechia and Slovakia supported it alongside with other Member States.

Our researcher Vít Havelka was a guest on Sunday's broadcast of Evropa Plus, where he commented on the possible consequences of a dispute between Poland and Hungary and the rest of the European Union concerning the establishment of the EU budget for the rule of law. He also commented on cases in which the proposed legislative act could be applied.

In her blog post, our intern Aneta Navrátilová discusses the rule of law in the EU with regard to the European Commission Report and the situation in Hungary and Poland.

The new direction of the Slovak political scene and the significance of this development within the Visegrad region: that is the topic our Miroslava Pěčková deals with in her latest EU Monitor.

Our Zuzana Stuchlíková commented for the Euractiv.cz website on the issue of the rule of law in EU countries and the possibility of enforcing its observance by European institutions.

The European Union was founded on the principles of freedom, equality and democracy - these are the values within which the rule of law plays an important role. Recently, in relation to the situation in Poland and Hungary, there has been a debate on the extent to which the EU should protect these fundamental values and whether it has the right to comment on them at all.

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy would like to cordially invite you to the discussion on a topic of EU's perception of the rule of law.

In an interview with the Czech News Agency, head of our Brussels office Zuzana Stuchlíková commented on the speculations of Politico that Věra Jourová was offered the rule of law portfolio in European Commission.