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European Citizens’ Initiative on Respect for the Rule of Law Admitted 
17 June 2019 (updated 4 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 3 April 2019, the Commission registered a European citizens’ initiative called “Respect for the rule of law within the European Union.”The European citizens’ initiative is a democratic participation tool by which citizens may influence EU policy. It was introduced by the Lisbon Treaty. … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Commission Triggers Debate on Future EU Rule-of-Law Toolbox 
17 June 2019 (updated 4 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 3 April 2019, the Commission published a Communication entitled “Further strengthening the Rule of Law within the Union.” The Communication aims at triggering a reflection process on how the EU toolbox for defending and maintaining the fundamental value of the rule of law in … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
AG: Polish Supreme Court Reform is Against EU Law 
17 June 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Polish legislation lowering the retirement age of Supreme Court judgesviolates EU law, according to the opinion of Advocate General EvgeniTanchev. The opinion was released on 11 April 2019 and concerns one of three infringement procedures that have, in the meantime, been launched by the … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights
Commission Launches Another Infringement Procedure Against Poland 
17 June 2019 (updated 7 months, 3 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Commission has targeted another aspect of judicial reform in Poland. On 3 April 2019, the Commission launched a new infringement procedure against Poland. It addresses the recently introduced disciplinary regime for judges.The Commission believes that the disciplinary regime is contrary to the obligations … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights
Global Decline in Rule-of-Law Performance 
17 June 2019 (updated 4 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
“More countries declined than improved in overall rule of law performance for the second year in a row, continuing a negative slide toward weaker rule of law around the world.” This is one of the main findings of the annual worldwide rule of law index … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Romania to be Placed Under Rule-of-Law Monitoring 
17 June 2019 (updated 4 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
After Poland and Hungary, Romania is likely to become the third EU country that may face the consequences of the EU’s Article 7 procedure (for this procedure, see eucrim 2/2018, p. 80 and the article by Cassese, eucrim 1/2018, p. 72). After the Romanian … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
AG: Assessment Standards of Detention Conditions in EAW Cases 
4 June 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 30 April 2019, AG Sánchez-Bordona presented his opinion in case C-128/18 (Dumitru-Tudor Dorobantur). The request for a preliminary ruling goes back to a demand by the Federal Constitutional Court that the referring court must ask the CJEU to further determine the factors relevant to the assessment of the detention conditions in the issuing State. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights European Arrest Warrant
Endangered Lawyers – Hearing at the EP 
8 April 2019 (updated 7 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 19 February 2019, the EP’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) held a hearing on “attacks on the legal profession and lawyers defending human rights.” The persecution of lawyers has intensified worldwide. Lawyers defending human rights and representatives of NGOs reported that the professional activity of lawyers is increasingly subject to difficult conditions, e.g., abusive infringements of professional secrecy or surveillance of client conversations. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights
No Progress in Art. 7 TEU Procedure Against Poland and Hungary 
8 April 2019 (updated 7 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
At its meeting of 19 Feburary 2019, the General Affairs Council dealt with the Article 7 TEU procedure concerning Poland and Hungary. Statements of Member States on the rule-of-law situation in these two countries were cautious. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights
EP: Strengthening Potential of Charter 
8 April 2019 (updated 7 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Union must take resolute steps to strengthen its own efforts to guarantee the enjoyment of all rights of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, including social rights. This is one of the main requests in an EP resolution of 12 February 2019 “on the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU institutional framework.” The non-legislative resolution was adopted by 349 to 157 votes (with 170 abstentions). Read more
EU Fundamental Rights
EP: Step up Efforts to Effective Protection of Rule of Law and European Values 
8 April 2019 (updated 4 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 16 January 2019, the European Parliament called on all relevant actors at the EU and national levels − including governments, parliaments, and the judiciary − to step up efforts to uphold and reinforce the rule of law. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
CJEU Confirms Interim Measures Against Polish Supreme Court Reform 
18 February 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Also after having heard the arguments of the Polish government, the CJEU confirmed interim measures against the reform of the retirement age of Supreme Court judges under new Polish law. By order of 17 December 2018, the judges in Luxembourg granted the Commission’s request for interim measures and upheld a provisional order of 19 October 2018 by the Vice-President of the Court. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights
20th Anniversary of European Court of Human Rights 
18 February 2019
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 1 November 2018, it was the twentieth anniversary of the entry into force of Protocol No. 11 and the setting up of a single, full-time ECtHR. The protocol also established the right of individual petition to over 800 million Europeans. Following the entry into … Read more
Council of Europe Fundamental Rights European Court of Human Rights
CCBE Makes Critical Statement on E-Evidence Proposal 
16 January 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 19 October 2018, the CCBE delivered a critical viewpoint on the Commison’s proposal of April 2018 for a Regulation on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters. It further develops its critical position it issued in previous comments. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Law Enforcement Cooperation Data Protection
Spotlight CJEU Backs Police Access to Retained Data in Minor Offences 
16 January 2019 (updated 4 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2018
On 2 October 2018, the CJEU delivered another important judgment on data protection and on access by public authorities to retained provider data. The CJEU concluded that law enforcement authorities can also access personal data retained by providers of electronic communications in cases of criminal offences that are not particularly serious. It is a pre-condition, however, that access does not constitute a serous infringement of privacy. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Data Protection
Handbook on Application of Charter Published 
16 January 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In October 2018, FRA published a handbook on how to apply the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in law and policymaking at national level. The handbook is a guide on how and when the Charter applies and targets national law- and policy-makers, i.e., those working in governments, parliaments, and regional and local authorities. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)