EVENT FEEDBACK
The 2nd Intensive Course on the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Protection in the EU was held in January 2026 under the scientific supervision of professor Papadopoulou in the framework of the Jean Monnet Module “R-EU-R”, funded by the European Commission. The participants had the opportunity to share views and experiences with distinguished experts and academics who actively promote the Rule of Law debate in several EU countries. Judge Dragos Calin presented the RoL situation in Romania; Professor Laurent Pech (Dublin University) focused on the RoL Toolbox; Assistant Professor Audrey Pietrzak-Gratadour (Université catholique de Lille) discussed the role of RoL in the field of Defense; Associate Professor Silvia Bartolini and Elturan Rustamli (Université catholique de Lille) presented the Anti-SLAPPs Directive; With Professor Spyros Vlachopoulos (NKUA) we discussed about the contribution of Constitutional Courts in promoting the RoL; Assistant Professor Athanasia Dionysopoulou (with the contribution of Nikiforos Exarchos, LLM) presented the fundamental rights issues arising in the execution of the European Arrest Warrant; Assistant Professor Lina Kouskouna focused on the RoL as a foundation of the EU internal market; Dr Anastasios Brakatsoulas discussed the mechanisms aiming at safeguarding the RoL in the EU; finally, professor Papadopoulou discussed the role of the RoL in the field of the Economic and Monetary Union.
This Intensive Course was an enriching, knowledge-sharing and thought-provoking event, that brought forward the crucial place of the Rule of Law as an inherent feature of the EU and demonstrated the need to safeguard it against all odds!
Stay tuned, our next event (the 3rd and final REUR Summer School) will take place in September 2026!!
