This theme was centred on the rule of law. It took stock of the requirements and challenges that the developments in EU enforcement entail for the rule of law. A conference was held at the University of Heidelberg to discuss how this fundamental tenet of EU constitutional law could be rethought to legitimate, guide, and curb the enforcement of its laws. A complementary research project addressed the complex relationship between the rule of law and effectiveness. It identified and analysed their antagonistic as well as symbiotic connections and, hence, challenged the orthodox view that sees both principles in permanent tension. Both prongs contribute to EULEN’s mission of defining common constitutional benchmarks for the enforcement of EU law.

At the end of 2021, the University of Bonn hosted a meeting of the coordinators and a sectoral roundtable. A selected number of policy makers were invited as speakers to debate the pertinent issues on enforcement in the different sectors (EU competition law, EU banking and financial services, fight against EU financial fraud, EU migration, Border management and asylum) with selected academic experts and young researchers presenting their research findings.

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