A8-013: Regarding the Protection of the Rule of Law

● Strongly emphasising the rule of law as one of the core principles which the European Union is built upon, as outlined in Article 2, 7, and 19 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and operationalised in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as well as Articles 20, 47, and 49 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;