Magistrats Européens pour la Démocratie et les Libertés
Acronym: MEDEL
General Information
Identification Code: 981119221130-18
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Entity Form: Association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 3/20/2016
Last Update: 11/27/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: Protecting the independence of the judiciary, safeguarding the Rule of Law, promoting European integration in the field of justice
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Enlargement
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Migration and asylum
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: - Annual Rule of Law Reports;
- Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation (Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget);
- Strategy on the effective application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU;
- article 7 TEU proceedings against Poland and Hungary;
- CVM reports on Bulgaria and Romania;
- Neighbouring and enlargement policy and negotiations;
Communication Activities: - contributed to the 2020, 2021,2022, 2023 Rule of Law Reports of the EU Commission;
- sent various letters and correspondence to Eu Commission and EU Council, urging for the adoption of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation;
- contributed (upon invitation of the Commission) to the targeted consultation in the context of the preparation of the strategy on the effective application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU;
- urged in various letters and correspondence (and in an in-person meeting with Commissioner Reynders, in Brussels, on January 2020) for the importance of initiating and moving forward in article 7 TEU proceedings against Poland and Hungary, regarding Rule of Law backsliding;
- sent letters to President Von der Leyen and Commissioners Reynders and Jourova regarding the various CVM reports regarding Bulgaria and Romania;
- sent numerous letters and statements to EU Commission regarding the situation and ongoing reforms in candidate countries where MEDEL has members (Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova and Turkey), denouncing attacks against the independence of the Judiciary;
- participated in events organised by the EU Commission (Assises de la Justice, november 2013) or the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU (conference "How to Ensure the Resilience of Our Societies in a Changing European Landscape – the Interaction between Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights", 10–11 September, Helsinki, Finland);
- organised conferences destined to influence EU actors, such as the "Conferences in view of the EU Parliament elections" (https://medelnet.eu/index.php/activities/medel-conferences/495-cycle-of-conferences-democracy-and-rule-of-law) or the "Rule of Law in Europe" conference, where Commissioner Didier Reynders participated (https://medelnet.eu/index.php/activities/medel-conferences/785-rule-of-law-in-europe-conference-lisbon-2021).
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: via Ceresio 85
Post Code: 00199
City: Rome
Country: ITALY
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EU Office
Address: rue de Charenton 91
Post Code: 75012
City: PARIS
Country: FRANCE
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.25
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: A full list of members is available at https://www.medelnet.eu/index.php/association/member-organisations
Currently these are the member organisations of MEDEL (we don't have individual members, only organisations of Judges and prosecutors):
Germany
Neue Richtervereinigung (NRV)
VER.DI - Bundesfachausschuss Richter und Staatsanwälte in der Vereinigten Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft
Belgium
Association Syndicale des Magistrats (ASM)
Magistratuur & Maatschappij
Cyprus
ΕΝΩΣΗ ΔΙΚΑΣΤΩΝ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ
Spain
Juezas y Jueces para la Democracia (JJpD)
Union Progresista de Fiscales (UpF)
France
Syndicat de la Magistrature (SM)
Greece
Eteria Elinon Dikastikon Litourgon Gia ti Demokratia ke tis Elefteries
Italy
Magistratura democratica (Md)
Movimento per la Giustizia
Poland
IUSTITIA
Polish public prosecutors association
Stowarzyzenie Prokratorów Lex Super Omnia
Stowarzyszenia Sędziów THEMIS
Portugal
Associaçao sindical dos Juizes Portugueses (ASJP)
Sindicato dos Magistrados do Ministério Publico (SMMP)
Czech republic
Soudconvska Ceské Republiky
Unie statnich zastupcu Ceske republiky
Romania
Uniunea Naţională a Judecătorilor din România
Serbia
Judges' association of Serbia
Prosecutors assocation of Serbia
Turkey
Yarsav
Hungary
Res Iudicata
Moldova
Asociația Judecătorilor din Republica Moldova (AJRM)
Bulgaria
Съюзът на съдиите в България
Montenegro
Udruženje sudija Crne Gore
Organisation Members: Global Coalition Against Death Penalty
Observer Status in Council of Europe (CCJE / CCPE / CEPEJ)