Belgian premier suggests new monitoring mechanism of rule of law in EU

Charles Michel, the premier of Belgium, suggested the setting up of a mechanism meant to evaluate the situation of the rule of law in all EU countries.

“Belgium suggests the introduction of an evaluation mechanism of the rule of law situation,” Charles Michel wrote on Twitter on Thursday.

“Each of the 27 states will be examined by the other members. This evaluation will allow the development through good practices and the correction of problems,” the premier explained.

The idea intervenes in the context in which the European Commission suggests conditioning cohesion funds with observing norms of the rule of law.

According to Brussels officials quoted by Financial Times, the European Commission wants to end the practice of granting cohesion funds only based on GDP, by introducing new criteria such as unemployment rate among young people, state of education, number of non EU immigrants, environment situation and developing innovation. Additional conditions introduced by Brussels could be observing principles of the rule of law, with more restrictions in using the funds received.

At present, the European Commission is using the Mechanism of Cooperation and Verification to evaluate Romania and Bulgaria in the field of the judiciary system and civil rights.

Leaders of Germany and France pleaded, at the informal summit held in Brussels, for conditioning EU accession by observing the rule of law, fiscal standards in labour, with the suggestion of a budget for immigrant integration.

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