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RESILIO in Brussels - Rule of law in EU27: turning crisis into opportunity

What is a resilient rule of law and how can it be improved in the EU? The RESILIO team provided answers to these questions with its research findings.

Parliamentary Election Portugal 2024

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2024: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the European elections in June, the IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The parliamentary election in Portugal will take place on March 10, 2024.

RESILIO-Study: What makes the rule of law resilient? Evidence from EU27

There are many reasons for the resilience of the rule of law in the EU. A strong public administration and judiciary are at the heart of a solid rule of law.

Rethink Poland: Poliy Paper

democratic backsliding

What is needed for a new German strategy towards Poland in view of the change of government in Warsaw in late 2023? This includes the revival of the Weimar Triangle, a proactive rapprochement on an equal footing and the search for synergies at EU level.

The RESILIO Monitor

How resilient is the rule of law in the EU? The RESILIO Monitor analyses the performance of the rule of law in the EU27 and includes factors such as the media, civil society and the economic situation in addition to the legal and institutional framework.

Parliamentary Election Netherlands 2023

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2023: What are the European policy implications of national elections ? In the run-up to the 2024 European elections, the IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The parliamentary elections in the Netherlands took place on 22 November 2023.

Hungary and ‘biting intergovernmentalism’, made in Berlin

Berlin Perspectives

While the European Commission is the ‘Guardian of the Treaties’, there is also potential for stronger protection of the EU’s fundamental values by its member states. Germany should increase its cooperation with like-minded member states to defend democracy and the rule of law.

Policy Paper: Defending liberal democracy

rethink Hungary

Democracy and the rule of law have been eroding in Hungary since 2010. In view of Hungary's tendencies towards autocratization, the policy paper contains recommendations on how the German government should respond bilaterally, multilaterally, and at the EU level.

Parliamentary Election Poland 2023

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2023: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the 2024 European elections, the IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The Polish parliamentary election took place on October 15, 2023.

15th Annual Conference of the German-Nordic-Baltic Forum

Planners and thinkers from the Baltic and Nordic EU Member States and Germany discussed European resilience in the face of internal and external challenges in the areas of security, disinformation, enlargement, institutional reform and the economy.

Chamber Election Luxemburg 2023

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2023: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the 2024 European elections, the IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The chamber elections in Luxemburg took place on 8 October 2023.

Parliamentary Election Slovakia 2023

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2023: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the 2024 European elections, the IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The Slovakian parliamentary election took place on 30 September 2023.

Chronology of the Hungarian Autocratisation

rethink Hungary

The chronology traces the autocratisation of Hungary since 2010.

Parliamentary Election Spain 2023

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2023: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the 2024 European elections, the IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The Spanish parliamentary election took place on 23 July 2023.

integration 02/23

Differentiated integration as a chance for the future of the EU? The special issue 2/2023 of the “integration” is dedicated to this approach from different perspectives.

Background paper II: Challenges of dismantling the rule of law in Hungary

rethink Hungary

Hungary's dismantling of the rule of law is not only presenting the EU with ever new problems. The German government, too, is challenged to react more strongly to Hungary's autocratization under the impression of the “Zeitenwende”.

Policy Paper: How can the EU better protect the rule of law?

EU Rechstaatlichkeit

The conflict over the rule of law has not only revealed cracks in the European foundation. It also shows how determined the "rule breakers" were to avoid the consequences of their actions, even sabotaging the EU's decision-making processes.

Parliamentary Election Greece 2023

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2023: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the 2024 European elections, the IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The Greek parliamentary election took place on 21 May 2023.

Background paper I: The rule of law in Hungary and the role of German politics and business

rethink Hungary

The current conflict over the rule of law is increasingly straining relations between Hungary and the EU. The conflict is becoming increasingly problematic for German stakeholders, too. Hungary is blocking important EU decisions and increasing the pressure on German companies.

Parliamentary Election Bulgaria 2023

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2023: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the 2024 European elections, the IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The parliamentary election in Bulgaria took place on 2 April 2023.