As the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Romania and Bulgaria, which was put in place by the European Commission from 1 January 2007, is still being used to assess and support the progress of these 2 EU member states, ELF believes that it is a good opportunity to look back at what the CVM achieved and to learn from these past experiences. After almost 14 years, it seems that the CVM did not fully achieve its objectives and, in hindsight, maybe some steps could have been done differently.
In order to be better prepared for the on-going situation with several problematic EU member states, and for future member states, we need to learn from past mistakes and push forward with a conditionality mechanism that is attached to our share European values, in particular, the respect for the Rule of Law. What have the cases of Romania and Bulgaria taught us in terms of the viability and success of this type of mechanism? How could this have been done better? And are the most important lessons that we need to keep in mind when thinking of the present and future member states.
Public panel discussion
- Ramona Strugariu, Member of the European Parliament, Renew Europe Group
- Zinaida Zlatanova, Member of the Liberal Institute for Political Analyses, and former Minister of Justice in Bulgaria
- Nedim Hogic, PhD Researcher, Sant’ Anna School of Advanced Studies
Moderated by Nikolay Staykov, Investigative journalist and co-founder of the Anti-Corruption Fund (ACF)
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