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

On Thursday, 7 March 2024 from 9.30-11.30 a.m., experts will gather for a round table on "Rule of Law in the EU27: Turning Crisis into Opportunity" to discuss the resilience of the rule of law in the European Union. The event will be opened by Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Chairman of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee in the European Parliament. Answers will be given by Moritz Körner, MEP (Renew) and Florian Geyer, Head of Unit, Rule of Law, European Commission.

In cooperation with the European Policy Centre, the results of RESILIO: Resilience observatory on the rule of law in Europe - a research project funded by the Mercator Foundation and carried out by the Institute for European Politics - will be presented.

It will also enable exchange with experts and practitioners from politics, academia and think tanks to discuss how to secure the rule of law in Europe and promote its resilience, especially in view of the upcoming European elections.

The RESILIO project analyses the ability of the rule of law to resist threats and dangerous events without losing its core functions. In doing so, RESILIO goes beyond the legal framework and institutional design by taking into account factors such as the civic space, the media landscape, the political culture or the general socio-economic circumstances. On this basis, RESILIO presents ideas on how the rule of law can be strengthened both within the Member States and at EU level.