‘This event will provide the opportunity to hear leading experts consider the challenges and opportunities for rule of law oversight in the EU and the role of various EU institutions, including an analysis of the Commission’s new Rule of Law Framework and the Council’s new Rule of Law Dialogue. In addition, country experts will assess the situation in selected member states, with a particular focus on developments in Hungary and Poland. Speakers will also consider what lies ahead, amid recent calls for a new binding EU mechanism to monitor the state of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights in the member states.’
Date: 16th January 2017, 4.00-7.00pm
Location: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP
Charge: See website for details
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