Upholding the Rule of Law in the EU

The European Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. In a democracy, citizens must be able to rely upon a judiciary that is independent, on a legislature that respects fundamental rights, and on an executive that abides by the law.

What can the EU do to uphold the values of the EU including the principles of rule of law? What is the European Commission’s role in this and what position does Sweden take? These and many more questions will be discussed in this seminar.

Speakers:        

Hans Dahlgren, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs

Didier Reynders, EU Commissioner for Justice

Moderator:    

Anna Wetter Ryde, Deputy Director, Swedish Institute for European Studies

Venue:             

Europahuset, Regeringsgatan 65, 2^nd floor, Stockholm

The seminar will be held in English.

The seminar is arranged by the EU Commission Representation in Sweden and will be livestreamed on Facebook.

For participation in Europahuset, please register  here .