Members of European Parliament (EP) are set to more intensively monitor the status of the rule of law in EU countries during the next few months, particularly in the fields of corruption and media freedom. This was announced via a statement released by the EP's Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday, which has set up a monitoring group to this effect at its session. The Rule of Law monitoring group headed by Dutch MEP Sophia in't Veld will also focus on what progress has been made in the investigation into the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak. The aim of the new monitoring group is to give full support to all efforts to seek justice and make sure that the rule of law is observed in EU countries.
Gavin Shoebridge, Photo: SITA
