How to offer a more effective protection system for fundamental rights in the European Union?

Policy Study

09/10/2014

Although pressure from EU institutions could be crucial, it became evident in some recent cases that there is a vast gray area concerning fundamental rights in the EU. In these cases, the risk of human rights violation exists, still, the European Commission states it has no legal power to act. In these circumstances, what could be done to make the fundamental rights protection system in the EU more effective?

Read the report from the FEPS Jurists Network

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