Daria Stănculescu, Author at Shaping Europe

For the celebration of Europe Day

Posted on 9 May 2022
by Daria Stănculescu and George Bandy

Europe Day 2022 – Monday 9th May With the memories of the Second World War burning vividly in the minds of many Europeans, there came a momentum to craft something truly new, something that would strike out the possibility of further war and bring forth…

Human Rights and Equality

‘If you are a parent in one country, you are a parent in every country’: Truth or Fiction in the EU?

Posted on 15 June 2021
by Daria Stănculescu

Truth or Fiction in the EU? In September 2020, during the State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen said: ‘if you are a parent in one country, you are a parent in every country,’ when announcing the European Commission’s plan to put forward…

Democracy and Rule of Law

No democracy, no cash: saving the Rule of Law in Europe

Posted on 9 March 2021
by Daria Stănculescu and Thomas van der Valk

The challenges of the EU’s new rule of law mechanism. The rule of law is one of the foundational values of the European Union and is the cornerstone of any well-functioning democracy. The Union institutions have repeatedly highlighted the importance of this principle, referring to…

Human Rights and Equality

Strengthening fundamental rights protection in the EU

Posted on 23 February 2021
by Daria Stănculescu

Is the Commission’s attempt to improve fundamental rights protection enough? On 2 December 2020, the European Commission presented its Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the European Union, setting out a 10-year plan for its implementation. Through its Strategy,…