CER/SIEPS panel on 'The rule of law: Democracy's bastion, or its nemesis?'
To launch CER policy brief 'Democracy and the rule of law: Failing partnership?'.
Welcoming remarks: Hans Dahlgren, Minister for EU Affairs, Sweden
Keynote speech: Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice, European Commission
Panel:
Emmanuel Crabit, Director for Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law, European Commission
Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform
Christophe Hillion, Senior Researcher in Law, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies and professor of European law, Universities of Oslo and Leiden
Paweł Jabłoński, Undersecretary of State for Economic Diplomacy and Development Co-operation and European Union Law, Poland
Chair: Heather Grabbe, Director, Open Society European Policy Institute
You can read a summary of the event here.
Here we go. Our joint event with @SIEPS_Sweden and the Swedish PermRep on the #ruleoflaw is about to start! pic.twitter.com/X36VZPIn2L
— Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska (@AgataGostynska) January 27, 2020
We’re launching @CER_EU’s policy brief on Democracy & Rule of Law in Brussels with @dreynders . https://t.co/XSryCvlvwB pic.twitter.com/A7ffPT1C8O
— Ian Bond (@CER_IanBond) January 27, 2020
Delighted to have @dreynders at the launch of the @CER_EU latest paper: https://t.co/u8IOaAWHy0 co-organised with @SIEPS_Sweden and @SwedeninEU #RuleOfLaw pic.twitter.com/GeQFTavlUd
— Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska (@AgataGostynska) January 27, 2020
.@dreynders says @EU_Commission will prepare annual report, drawn from multiple sources, and not discriminating between EU member-states - #RuleOfLaw is not an East-West issue.
— Ian Bond (@CER_IanBond) January 27, 2020
.@dreynders, speaking at @SwedeninEU with @CER_EU & @SIEPS_Sweden , says strong rule of law doesn’t have to come at expense of democracy: they should be mutually reinforcing. And calls for a “ #RuleOfLaw “ culture in the EU.
— Ian Bond (@CER_IanBond) January 27, 2020
commissioner @dreynders is shedding light on new monitor.mechanism on the #ruleoflaw. In @CER_EU report we supported this idea but we argued the Commission cannot rely only on the data submitted by MS. It also needs to take into account data from Venice Commission, FRA&some NGOs pic.twitter.com/91DvsWGSEj
— Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska (@AgataGostynska) January 27, 2020
I find it unlikely - the PL & HU gov. worry that the RQMV is an attempt to bypass the Article 7 TEU and will most probably oppose it. And as this issue is tied up to the MFF negotiating box you need their support for it. https://t.co/yMfiALnvt8
— Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska (@AgataGostynska) January 27, 2020
Now, onto panel discussion of #RuleOfLaw w @AgataGostynska , @ChHillion , @paweljabIonski & Emmanuel Crabit of @EU_Commission , moderated by @HeatherGrabbe . Lots to discuss! pic.twitter.com/Gj4EcrcHSU
— Ian Bond (@CER_IanBond) January 27, 2020
European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders speaking on importance of upholding #RuleOfLaw across the EU 🇪🇺 at Centre for European Reform (CER) / @SIEPS_Sweden panel at Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU 🇸🇪🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/O13ZMUrvb3
— Man from JARRETT 🌐™ (@jarrettreckse) January 27, 2020
@dreynders suggests that reverse QMV could be possible in future Council decisions to enforce #RuleOfLaw conditionality MFF (cf. eurozone semester) @CER_EU @SIEPS_Sweden @AgataGostynska pic.twitter.com/0jzLC96sVA
— Steven Blockmans (@StevenBlockmans) January 27, 2020
.@AgataGostynska stresses that @EU_Commission should respond immediately to #RuleOfLaw problems wherever they arise, showing that Central Europeans are not being singled out.
— Ian Bond (@CER_IanBond) January 27, 2020
Good point by @AgataGostynska : outrageous that EU is spending more on promoting #RuleOfLaw outside the Union than inside it, give the problems we see.
— Ian Bond (@CER_IanBond) January 27, 2020
Following speeches from Hans Dahlgren and @dreynders a highly qualified panel discussing RoL, including @SIEPS_Sweden Christophe Hillion, moderator @HeatherGrabbe CER @AgataGostynska Emmanuel Crabit and Pawel Jablonski pic.twitter.com/4ddO762CmR
— Göran von Sydow (@gvonsydow) January 27, 2020
The #RuleOfLaw crisis in EU isn’t just internal issue; it affects third parties with agreements with EU, if there is lack of trust in institutions of some member-states, says @ChHillion . EU political clauses in trade agreements could be turned against it.
— Ian Bond (@CER_IanBond) January 27, 2020
“We cannot allow populists to pit a flawed definition of #democracy against the #RuleOfLaw.@EU_Commission is acutely aware of the need to apply all tools at its disposal to uphold the rule of law.” —
— Defend Democracy (@DefendDemocracy) January 27, 2020
Kudos to EU Commissioner @dreynders for defending #EUvalues (at @SwedeninEU) pic.twitter.com/TgP9iBugz3
The tension between the gov. that claims it represents the ‘will of the people’ and institutions including courts which aim to protect the system of liberal democracy is increasing across the EU member-states. @CER_IanBond and I wrote about it here: https://t.co/7RHFLNACZH https://t.co/eJp2rV8QcS
— Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska (@AgataGostynska) January 27, 2020