The Zagreb Just EUrope– Human Rights and Rule of Law conference aims to provide insights for creating better policies and mechanisms for protection of fundamental European values within the member states, part of which is implementing the European Rule of Law mechanism which will link the availability of EU funds with the state of rule of law in member states. A discussion will be held about introducing annual reports on the state of rule of law in member states in order to have an independent external evaluation of the institutions, as well as on the criteria that should be included in order for the reports to be meaningful and impactful. It is not, however, sufficient to focus only to the state institutions, but also on other pillars of the rule of law and human rights – civil society, watchdogs, human rights defenders and independent media. Read more here.
Source: CROSOL