European Economic
and Social Committee
Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law: trends in EU Member States - Search results
Search using the map
| Title | Source | Country | Theme | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamental rights related to social partners | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Portugal
|
Social partners | Participants in this session agreed that the protection provided under law to social partners was good, and that Portugal had an excellent track record as far as the ratification and…Show details |
|
| Rule of law | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Portugal
|
Rule of law | Participants agreed that there was no general issue with the independence and integrity of the judiciary, where judges were under ever-increasing scrutiny on their work. Participants considered…Show details |
|
| Non-discrimination | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Portugal
|
Non-discrimination | Participants appreciated that the authorities had shown more openness to listening to civil society in the area of anti-discrimination in recent years, with the National Strategy for Equality and…Show details |
|
| Freedom of association | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Portugal
|
Freedom of association | Participants agreed that the legal framework for protecting freedom of association and freedom of assembly was strong in Portugal, and that these rights did not suffer from systemic or serious…Show details |
|
| Report on the visit to Sweden, 13 - 14 October 2022 | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Sweden
|
General | On 13 and 14 October 2022, four EESC members took part in the country visit to Sweden. The delegation met with several representatives of civil society, specifically, civil society organisations (…Show details |
|
| Report on the visit to Portugal, 6 - 7 October 2022 | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Portugal
|
General | On 6 and 7 October 2022, six EESC members took part in the country visit to Portugal. The delegation met with several representatives of civil society, specifically, civil society organisations (…Show details |
|
| Freedom of expression and freedom of the media | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Greece
|
Freedom of expression and media freedom | Participants in this session pointed out that, regrettably, Greece had fallen a long way down the Reporters Without Borders Index in the past years, and was now last on the EU list. They…Show details |
|
| Fundamental rights related to social partners | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Greece
|
Social partners | Participants in this session considered that the rights of social partners were well protected by the broad statutory framework and the Constitution, which included explicit provisions on the…Show details |
|
| Rule of law | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Greece
|
Rule of law | Participants again complained that the Greek justice system was plagued with delays, a situation which had been reinforced by the COVID period. They felt that efforts to speed up justice had not 8…Show details |
|
| Non-discrimination | EESC Country visit Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Report on the visit to Greece
|
Non-discrimination | During the session with social partners, employers suggested that Greece was compliant with the EU directives on non-discrimination in the area of employment, and referred to 2021 labour…Show details |