Europaudvalget 2014-15 (1. samling)
EUU Alm.del Bilag 332
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Safeguarding the fundamental values
of the European Union
A hearing organized by the European Affairs Committee
on Thursday 12 March 2015 at 9:00-11:30
at Christiansborg, room 1-133
“The Union is founded on the values of respect for human
dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and
respect for human rights, including the rights of persons
belonging to minorities. These values are common to the
Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-
discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality
between women and men prevail.”
All EU member states must adhere to the above values as
described in the Lisbon Treaty. Before joining the EU,
states must comply with the political Copenhagen
criterium: Stability of institutions guaranteeing
democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for
and protection of minorities.
But what does the EU do when member states do no
longer adhere to the values of the Lisbon Treaty and the
political Copenhagen criterium?
Political developments in certain EU member states
indicate that the fundamental values of the EU –
democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for
and protection of minorities – are under pressure.
Against this backdrop, the European Affairs Committee of
the Danish Parliament wants to discuss:
Are the fundamental values of the EU under pressure?
What should the EU do to safeguard its values?
Does the EU need a “Copenhagen Commission”?
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Programme
9:00–9:10
9:10–9:15
Arrival and coffee/breakfast
Welcome
Eva Kjer Hansen, Chair of the European Affairs
Committee
Are the fundamental values of the EU under
pressure?
Niels Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human
Rights, Council of Europe
György Schöpflin, Member of the European
Parliament (EPP, Hungary, Fidesz)
What role should the EU play in safeguarding its
fundamental values in member states?
Which instruments exist – and are these sufficient?
Hubert Legal, Director-General of the Council
Legal Service
Morten Kjærum, Director of the EU
Fundamental Rights Agency
Monitoring democracy and the rule of law –
does the EU need a Copenhagen Commission?
Jan-Werner Müller, Professor, Princeton
University
9:15–9.35
9:35–9:55
9:55–10:05
10:05–11.20 Questions and answers
11.20–11.30 Concluding remarks
Eva Kjer Hansen, Chair of the European Affairs
Committee
Registration and information:
To register, please send an email to [email protected] no later than 5 March 2015.
Kindly note that the number of available seats is limited.
For further information, please contact Maria Ulff-Møller, Committee
Clerk, telephone (+45) 3337 3641, email: [email protected].
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