by European Civic Forum | 24 July 2024 | Press
The European Commission’s Rule of Law monitoring process is not fit for purpose, according to a leading European NGO, as the body publishes its annual report on the issue. In a statement published today assessing the reporting process over the last five years the...
by European Civic Forum | 24 July 2024 | Statement
2024 marks the fifth year of the European Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report cycle. Aside from assessing this year’s report, this moment is an opportunity to reflect on the tangible outcomes of these reports and how to address their shortcomings in the...
by European Civic Forum, Liberties, ECNL | 04 April 2024 | Artificial Intelligence
In a new analysis, ECF, Liberties and the European Center for Not-for-profit Law assess the AI Act from a civic space and rule of perspective. The unaccountable and opaque use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially by public authorities, can undermine...
by European Civic Forum | 11 July 2023 | Rule of Law
(Please click here to read a French translation) On 5 July 2023, the European Commission published its fourth annual report reviewing the Rule of Law infrastructure and developments in 27 Member States in 2022. It assessed how recommendations from last year’s report...
by Vladimir SESTOVIC | 16 February 2022 | Civic Space, Statement
As the EU Council prepares to discuss the rule of law situation in Poland at its upcoming meeting on 22 February 2022, FIDH and other civil society organisations from Poland and across the EU draw EU ministers’ attention to recent, alarming developments, pointing to a...