Protecting the rule of law and upholding mutual trust: What’s in the EU’s arsenal?

Prime Talk - CEPS Ideas Lab

1 March 2023

Brussels

European cooperation is firmly rooted in a shared commitment to human rights, democracy and the rule of law. These commitments lay at the basis of the general principles of mutual trust and mutual recognition in EU policy areas such as Justice and Home Affairs, and more recently, to financial integrity issues related to the EU budget.

This session explores what’s in the current EU arsenal to safeguard and enforce the rule of law, democratic and fundamental rights principles, and what other new EU-led measures or instruments could be considered to effectively uphold EU values by both Member States and EU institutions and agencies.

The Prime Talk is taking place on 1 March 2023 (11h15 to 12h30, CET) at the premises of the SQUARE, Brussels. It is organised by invitation-only and it will be delivered in English.

For more information, please contact: miriam.mir@ceps.eu

Programme:

11.15 – 11.20

Welcome Words

by Sergio Carrera (CEPS)

11.20 – 12.00

Interventions by

Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Values and Transparency, European Commission
Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman
Michael O’Flaherty, Director, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Ilze Tralmaka, Senior Legal and Policy Officer, Fair Trials
Petra Bard, Professor at Radboud University, Research Centre for State and Law, Nijmegen; Associate Professor at ELTE School of Law, Budapest; Research Affiliate at CEU Democracy Institute

12.00 – 12.30

Open Q&A Session

Speakers at the CEPS Ideas Lab – Prime Talk

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