Retsudvalget 2020-21
REU Alm.del Bilag 41
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European Parliament
2019-2024
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
DRAFT AGENDA
INTERPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE MEETING
“The first Annual Rule of Law Report by
the Commission and the role of national
Parliaments”
Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 14.15 to 15.45 and 16.45 to 18.40
European Parliament, Brussels
Room: ANTALL 4Q2
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Order of business
14:15 - 14:20
Introductory remarks by
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR,
Chair
of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
(LIBE), European Parliament
Session I - Exchange of views on the Commission annual Rule of Law report
and future steps towards a Mechanism on Democracy, Rule of Law and
Fundamental Rights
14:20 - 15:00
Opening addresses
President, European Parliament (tbc)
Michael ROTH,
Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign
Office, on behalf of the Presidency of the Council of the European
Union (tbc)
Didier REYNDERS,
Commissioner for Justice (tbc)
Michal ŠIMEČKA,
Rapporteur on the report on the Mechanism on
Democracy, Rule of law and Fundamental Rights (tbc)
Members of National Parliaments
(tbc)
15:00 - 15:45
Question and Answer Session
Break for the interpreters
16:45 - 17:00
Interventions by
Prof. Laurent PECH,
Middlesex University (tbc)
Stephen GREY,
Reuters/The Daphne Project (tbc)
European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ)(tbc)
17:00 - 17:30
Question and Answer Session
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Session II - Exchange on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on democracy, rule of
law and fundamental rights
17:30 - 17:35
Introduction by
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR,
Chair of the
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE),
European Parliament
Interventions by
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
(tbc)
Venice Commission, Council of Europe:
presentation of the
Interim Report on the measures taken in the EU Member States as
a result of the COVID-19 crisis and their impact on democracy, the
rule of law and fundamental rights (tbc)
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
(tbc)
International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH)
Members of National Parliaments
(tbc)
17:35 - 18.05
18.05 - 18.35
18.35 - 18.40
Question and Answer Session
Closing remarks by
Juan Fernandez LÓPEZ AGUILAR,
LIBE Chair
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