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10 February 2021

Public Finance and Procurement: A Preview of the new MaTra RoLT Training

Applications Now Open for Matra Rule of Law Training: “Public Finance and Procurement”

The NHC is now accepting applications for the online Matra Rule of Law Training: “Public Finance and Procurement”, to be held 6 April – 7 May 2021.

NHC welcomes discussion on EU Rule of Law in Dutch Parliament

The NHC welcomes the national level debate that took place in the Dutch parliament last Wednesday on issues of rule of law and conditionality in the EU.

The European Union and the Rule of Law: A new instrument

An analysis of the new rule of law instrument in the EU in this contribution by NHC Committee Member Jaap de Zwaan.

Applications Now Open for Matra Rule of Law Training: “Freedom of the Media”

The NHC is now accepting applications for the online Matra Rule of Law Training: Freedom of the Media”, to be held 1 March – 2 April 2021.

100 Days of Protests in Bulgaria

NHC Integrity and Accountability Programme Manager Joeri Buhrer Tavanier spoke to French newspaper Le Monde about the ongoing demonstrations in Bulgaria.

Rule of Law Training Moves Online

Applications currently open for the Decentralisation and Citizen Participation training programme (deadline 20 September)

ECJ Finds Hungary’s Foreign-Funded NGO Law in Breach of EU Law

The ECJ ruled the Hungarian Lex NGO law to be in breach of EU Laws. The NGO law is one of may tensions between Hungary and the EU regarding the Rule of Law.

Jaap de Zwaan on Improving the Respect for the Rule of Law in the EU

NHC Committee Member Jaap de Zwaan discusses improving respect for the rule of law in the EU in the lead up to the Commission's first annual Rule of Law Report.

NHC Director Speaks on Rising Tensions Between Hungary and the European Union

RTLZ news interviews NHC Director Pepijn Gerrits about what actions have been taken at the EU in response to the deterioration of democracy in Hungary.