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

This report relays the views of Czech civil society on fundamental rights and the rule of law.

This report relays the views of Irish civil society on freedom of association, freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, non-discrimination, and the rule of law.

This report relays the views of German civil society on fundamental rights and the rule of law.

Participants explained that in Spain, freedom of association and freedom of assembly were enshrined in the Constitution. However, participants shared concerns regarding the actual…Show details

According to participants, Spain's legal framework lacked an umbrella law to protect and sanction discrimination on all grounds. Civil society organisations agreed on the need for a …Show details

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. 

Participants explained that freedom of expression was a constitutional right in Spain. However, they also considered that this right had been violated in the past years as a result of the…Show details

Participants described social dialogue as functioning quite well in Spain. In contrast with the economic and financial crisis of 2008, employers' associations, trade unions…Show details

Participants in that session considered that diversity was not yet conceived as a positive value in Czech society. In that context, they felt that official data on discrimination was lacking…Show details

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