Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law: trends in EU Member States - Search results

Despite a few challenges, participants said that the rule of law was solid. They underlined that the Spanish system was rights-based, offering guarantees to citizens. 

Legal practitioners assessed the overall situation of the rule of law in the Czech Republic as good but fragile. They felt that the independence of the judiciary was…Show details

Generally, participants considered that the rule of law functioned well in Ireland. With regard to access to justice, some participants mentioned high legal costs, and…Show details

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) published this contribution to the EU Rule of Law Report on 26 March 2021. In this submission, CCBE sought to highlight the most…Show details

This report issued in February 2021 by the Intervention Centre for Trafficked Women and Girls Organisation (LEFÖ) addresses the impact of the practical implementation of national provisions (…Show details

The report State of Emergency in the Large Minority Neighborhoods, March 13 – May 13 2020” summarizes data collected through a gathered by blitz closed questions survey and additional in-depth…Show details

This study by the Bulgarian Institute for Legal Initiatives (BILI) focuses on an overview of the main provisions of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of…Show details

This study on public attitudes to corruption in the workplace was commissioned by the Bulgarian Institute for Legal Initiatives and covers a nationally representative sample of 1 053 adult…Show details

The authorities emphasised that laws were issued in a transparent, accountable and democratic way and a great deal of attention was paid to impact assessments.

This position paper by the German Bar Association was issued in May 2020 as part of the targeted stakeholder consultation for the 2020 Rule of Law Report.