Rule of law: let's activate European citizens

Strengthening the Rule of Law in the European Union is an urgent priority for all European citizens to work on, as this is the fundamental principle our democracy is built upon and it is currently under threat. On the 17th of July the European Commission unveiled new instruments for the protection of the Rule of Law in the European Union. Are they enough?

We talked about it with:

WHY AN EUROPEAN MOBILIZATION ON THE RULE OF LAW

- Pier Virgilio Dastoli, President of the European Movement, promoter of the ECI on the Rule of Law (some technical problems)

- Marco Cappato, former MEP, founder of Eumans, co-promoter of the ECI on the Rule of Law


THE EXISTING INSTRUMENTS

- The European Union instruments - Annalisa Angieri, legal expert and Eumans activist 


- Citizen participation to safeguard the rule of law - Jesse Colzani, Legal Matchmaking Officer at The Good Lobby


- The European Union Agency for Human Rights - Filippo Di Robilant, Management Board Vice Chairperson, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights


- How to contrast the backsliding in the European Union - Laurent Pech,  Professor of European Law, Jean Monnet Chair of European Public Law (2014-17) and Head of the Law and Politics Department at Middlesex



THE RULE OF LAW AS THE ESSENCE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST BETWEEN CITIZENS AND INSTITUTIONS - EUROPEAN EXAMPLES

- The Polish judiciary system in danger - Wojciech Sadurski, Challis Professor in Jurisprudence at the University of Sydney and Professor at the Centre for Europe in the University of W

- Nicola Vallinoto, Movimento Federalista Europeo (connected from Genova, Italy)

- Malgorzata Szuleka, Lawyer and Projects Coordinator, Helsinki Human Right Foundation

- Guido Frosina

- The case of the European citizens living in the UK - Ilse Morgensen, The3Millions  

- Marco Cappato

- The need for strengthening International jurisdictions, Cesare Romano, International Lawyer, Science for Democracy 

- Political rights in Italy, Lorenzo Mineo

- Cesare Romano continues starting from Lorenzo’s speech

- Filippo Di Robilant (one comment)

- Virginia Fiume asks Malgorzata Szuleka about the objective of the report on pressure on judges in Poland - Malgorzata Szuleka's answer


- Guido Frosina (comment)

- Marco Cappato

- Manlio Trovato, Eumans

- Virginia Fiume (conclusions)

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