Policy Dialogue: 'Does the EU have what it takes to safeguard the rule of law?' - European Policy Centre, Brussels, Belgium, 22 January 2020

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Summary

As the rule of law will continue to be a top priority on the agenda of the EU in the coming years, the European Policy Centre’s Connecting Europe project and re:constitution, a joint project of Democracy Reporting International and Forum Transregionale Studien, are pleased to invite you to this policy dialogue. Following a keynote speech from European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, our panel of speakers will discuss where the EU stands on this issue, where they see the key challenges and whether the EU has what it takes – both politically and legally – to safeguard the rule of law in Europe.

Speakers

Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, European Commission

Terry Reintke, Member of Parliament and Member of Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Ralph Kaessner, Head of Unit, DG Justice and Home Affairs - Horizontal Matters, General Secretariat of the Council

Michael Meyer-Resende, Executive Director, Democracy Reporting International

Joelle Grogan, Senior lecturer and legal academic, Middlesex University London

Emmanuel Crabit, Director, Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission

Sophie Pornschlegel, Project Leader, Connecting Europe