The rule of law in the European Union

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The rule of law in the European Union

Prevention and sanctioning under Article 7 TEU and other considerations

On December 20, 2017, the European Commission took the unprecedented step of triggering the Article 7 procedure of the Treaty of the EU against Poland over the country’s judicial reform.

March 1, 2018 12.30 - 14.00 o'clock

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The judicial reform has been criticised as a severe violation of the rule of law principle. Poland is not the only country accused of backsliding on the rule of law: Recently, the Commission has urged Romania to step back from a planned change in its court system. In our next meeting of the KAS Working Group on European Law, we will discuss the importance of protecting the rule of law throughout the EU and analyse the mechanisms available to the EU to prevent and sanction the abandonment of this core European principle. The workshop will take place on March 01, 2018.