10-11-2020 14:15
The Annual Rule of Law Report by the Commission and the Role of National Parliaments
European Parliament, remote participation
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs with the support of the Directorate for relations with National Parliaments organized an Inter-parliamentary Committee meeting (ICM) on "The first Annual Rule of Law Report by the Commission and the role of national Parliaments". The meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, 10 November 2020, from 14.15 to 18.40, via remote participation.
The inter-parliamentary committee meeting was dedicated to an assessment of the first Annual Rule of Law Report adopted by the European Commission on 30 September 2020, in the context of the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (DRF) mechanism proposed by the Parliament. It also provided an overview of the impact of COVID-19 measures on Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights, with a particular focus on the scrutiny exercised by national parliaments during this period. The meeting envisaged the participation of the relevant Commissioner, the Council of Europe and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) as well as academia and civil society.
- Draft programme (PDF - 565 KB)
- Participants list (PDF - 1 MB)
- 2020 Rule of Law Report by the European Commission
- Interim Report on the measures taken in the EU member States as a result of the Covid-19 crisis and their impact on democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights, adopted by the Venice Commission at its 124th Plenary Session
- Resolution on the Establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights
- Subject file on Rule of Law
- Thematic Digest: expertise and research publications
- National Parliaments event page