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

The changes to legislation affecting the judiciary were frequently brought up during discussions. These changes were seen as an attempt to dismantle the justice system and enable the adoption of…Show details

The CSOs and legal practitioners specialised in the rule of law who took part in this session described developments in the past years as leading to a deep institutional crisis.

Many CSOs expressed serious concerns about the creation of a new parallel public administrative Court system and a new national judicial office. These changes are part of a step-by-step reform of…Show details

Regarding the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), CSOs noted that in the first years after its introduction many legislative efforts had been undertaken in the area of the judiciary, the…Show details

CSOs noted that, although there had been no interference by the executive in the judiciary, reductions in budget and staff were an indirect way of weakening it.

CSOs were not asked about anti-discrimination, however, the Romanian authorities informed the EESC delegation about the Romanian Presidency (first semester of 2019), whose priorities include the…Show details

CSOs were not asked about non-discrimination directly; however, the fact that CSOs dealing with vulnerable groups faced more difficulties in obtaining funding came up during other discussions.

CSOs raised concerns about the general decrease in support for human rights protection and non-discrimination, including in relation to Roma, disability, gender and transgender issues.

According to CSOs and independent human rights organisations met during the mission, discrimination seems to be on the rise in France, in particular in the areas of employment, access to justice,…Show details

In general, anti-discrimination legislation in Bulgaria was up to standard and there was evidence of good practice; however, there were problems in terms of implementation, and some areas were…Show details