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MEDEL statement on the new infringement procedure against Poland

Europe News April 29, 2019

On April 3rd, 2019, the European Commission decided to launch an infringement procedure regarding the new disciplinary regime for judges in Poland. MEDEL welcomes this...

MEDEL statement on the Judiciary in Romania

An independent Judiciary March 9, 2019

The situation of the Romanian Judiciary has recently witnessed another episode that reveals the worrying path towards the degradation of the Rule of Law...

Live stream of MEDEL Conference in Rome today at 3PM (CET)

Europe News March 1, 2019

MEDEL will hold today the first of the four conferences about Democracy and the Rule of Law, announced in this website. Today's conference will take...

MEDEL letter to Frans Timmermans about the disciplinar proceedings against Judges in Poland

An independent Judiciary February 21, 2019

MEDEL has addressed on February 20th, 2019, to Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission, the letter here below, about the disciplinar proceedings against...

Press release about MEDEL’s remarks on the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) reports on Bulgaria and Romania

Europe News February 21, 2019

MEDEL representatives were invited to meet with the CVM (Cooperation and Verification Mechanism) team to deepen the discussions regarding the progress reports on the...

Cycle of Conferences “Democracy and Rule of Law”

Europe News February 18, 2019

MARCH 1st, 2019 (FRIDAY), 3 P.M. – ROME, ITALY(ROMA EVENTI - FONTANA DI TREVI - Piazza della Pilotta 4 – Roma, Italy)(co-organised with Magistratura...

MEDEL in conference “Civil Society for Accountable Governance” in Belgrade

Europe News February 5, 2019

MEDEL was present today in Belgrade, in the conference "Civil Society for Accountable Governance", organized by CRTA - Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability. Filipe...

The lion that the hyenas did not kill

Europe News January 31, 2019

The president of the Portuguese Judges Association published an article about Murat Arslan in one of the main newspapers in Portugal, which can be...

Criminal conviction of Mr Murat Arslan

Europe News January 19, 2019

Yesterday, Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize Winner Murat Arslan, President of the Independent Turkish Judges Association YARSAV, has been convicted under charges of being...

MEDEL Statement – Turkey: heavy and unjustified conviction of Murat Arslan, Vaclav Havel Human rights prize winner

Europe News January 18, 2019

Today, January 18th, 2019, was held the last session of the trial against Murat Arslan, unlawfully accused and persecuted by the Turkish authorities and...

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