Rule of Law Archives

The resolution was withdrawn from the plenary agenda on 13 April during a closed-door meeting of the Conference of Presidents (CoP), a body comprised of the political groups’ chiefs which decides on Parliament’s business and legislative planning. 

Independent journalism is an indispensable cornerstone of our democracy; by providing citizens with reliable information and at the same holding those in power accountable, it is absolutely essential for the checks and balances without which democracy does not function properly, writes MEP Alexis Georgoulis.

Hungary has made progress on bolstering guarantees of judicial independence but is "not quite there yet", and needs to improve democratic credentials in other areas before getting billions worth of blocked European Union funds, officials said on Thursday (30 March).

The rule of law in Greece is “in the danger zone", warned lawmakers in the European Parliament as they expressed concerns about backsliding on democracy and the EU’s political values across the bloc.