European Implementation Network

01/06/2026

📚Last Friday, the EIN held in Strasbourg the latest civil society briefing for the Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe ahead of the 1563rd Committee of Ministers Human Rights Meeting, scheduled for 9th-11th June 2026.

The briefing focused on the following cases:

1️⃣ Vasilescu v. Belgium group of cases, by Bart De Temmerman, Board Member, Conseil central de surveillance pénitentiaire;

2️⃣ Lavorgna v. Italy, by Nicolleta Velardocchia, Legal Expert, speaking on behalf of StraLi for Strategic Litigation;

3️⃣ T.M. and C.M. v. the Republic of Moldova group of cases, by Violeta Andriuța, Attorney at Law, speaking on behalf of the Roma Women’s Platform ‘ROMNI’;

4️⃣ Atudorei, Centre for legal resources Valentin Campeanu group, Cristian Teodorescu group, N. group, Parascineti and Ticu group v. Romania, by Georgiana Pascu, Co-founder, Advocate for Dignity – Centre for Monitoring and Social Justice.

🔗 Read our blogpost to learn more about the implementation status of these cases and the full recommendations formulated by civil society to the CM: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/ein-civil-society-briefing-may-2026-belgium-italy-republic-of-moldova-and-romania

On May 29th, 2026, EIN held its latest civil society briefing for Permanent Representations of the Council of Europe, ahead of the 1563rd Committee of Ministers Human Rights Meeting which will be held from 9th to 11th June 2026.

28/05/2026

📚 EIN is back with its second Civil Society Briefing of 2026 taking place this Friday!

What are the EIN’s briefings?

A unique space for dialogue between representatives of Council of Europe Member States and civil society on key human rights cases. They give delegates the chance to hear directly from human rights defenders and take these insights back to their capitals, helping to shape stronger discussions and decisions at the Committee of Ministers’ Human Rights meetings.

⚖️ The following cases will be presented at the upcoming briefing:

1️⃣ 𝘛.𝘔. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊.𝘔. 𝘷. 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘰𝘷𝘢 group of cases, by Violeta Andriuța, Attorney at Law, speaking on behalf of the Roma Women’s Platform ‘ROMNI’;

2️⃣ 𝘈𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪, 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘶 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱, 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱, 𝘕. 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱, 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘪𝘤𝘶 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘷. 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢, by Elena Georgiana Pascu, Co-founder, Advocate for Dignity – Centre for Monitoring and Social Justice

3️⃣ 𝘓𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘯𝘢 𝘷. 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺, by Nicolleta Velardocchia, Legal Expert, speaking on behalf of StraLi for strategic litigation;

4️⃣ 𝘝𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶 𝘷. 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘶𝘮 group of cases, by Bart Temmerman, Board Member, Conseil central de surveillance pénitentiaire.

📢 A blog post with key takeaways will follow the briefing. Stay tuned! 👀

13/05/2026

The 𝐄𝐔 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬, and the numbers prove it.

📌 93% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 from previous years, which means that 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦;
📌 650 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐂𝐭𝐇𝐑 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 protecting people's rights remain 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 across EU countries;
📌 On average, these judgments have been 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 5 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.

Behind these figures are real people, individuals and communities who have yet to receive full redress, and others who remain at risk of enduring the same injustices.

📝 On 29 April, the European Parliament voted loud and clear: the 𝐄𝐔 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬. Member states must back their commitment to the rule of law with concrete action, and the European Commission can no longer turn a blind eye to the failure of certain member states to uphold the rule of law, and must use the tools at its disposal with real decisiveness.

➡️ Read more on our take on what this vote means and what must happen next: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/rule-of-law-crisis-eu-parliament-calls-on-the-commission-and-member-states-to-take-action-without-further-delay

On 29 April 2026, the European Parliament adopted its response to the European Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report, sending a clear and broadly-supported message — with 387 votes in favour, 191 against, 46 abstentions — that the European Union can no longer afford to treat rule of law complianc...

07/05/2026

⚖️ ECtHR Implementation impact story

Civil society plays a crucial role in ensuring that legal victories do not remain confined to courtrooms. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍?

Our latest blogpost explores how sustained advocacy and the work of civil society actors helped turn a legal victory in Strasbourg into a major legislative development in Romania: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰.

It is a powerful that while courts’ judgments carry legal weight, they do not possess a transformative power on their own but are rather a vehicle whose capacity to drive systemic change often depends on the resilience of civil society, particularly where political will is limited.

➡️ Read the full story here and share it with your network: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/from-strasbourg-to-bucharest-how-civil-society-turned-a-legal-victory-into-romanias-femicide-law

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On 23 April 2026, nine years after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) condemned Romania's inaction in addressing domestic violence in Bălșan v. Romania, the country has enacted a landmark legislation on preventing and combating femicide.

28/04/2026

Last week, EIN Director Ioulietta Bisiouli delivered a training session to the students of the Advanced LLM- European and International Human Rights Law at Leiden University, during their Study Visit to Strasbourg 🇪🇺

The session covered key aspects of the implementation of ECtHR judgments, including:

1️⃣ The supervision mechanism of the Committee of Ministers and its political nature;

2️⃣ The roles of civil society, NHRIs and other stakeholders in the implementation process;

3️⃣ The non-implementation crisis and what it means for the Convention system;

4️⃣ EIN's work in building the capacity of NGOs and civil society to effectively engage in implementation proceedings.

Engaging with the next generation of human rights lawyers is at the heart of EIN's mission. We are grateful to Leiden University for the opportunity and look forward to seeing these future practitioners champion the effective implementation of human rights judgments! ⚖️

27/03/2026

📣 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 — 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬. Cyprus now holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU and with it, a chance to turn court rulings into real change.

The reality is concerning:
1️⃣ Nearly half of ECtHR leading judgments in the EU remain unimplemented;
2️⃣ Over one-third of CJEU rulings are not fully complied with;
3️⃣ Delays are increasing, especially in politically sensitive areas;
4️⃣ Courts are often the last line of defence for fundamental rights, but their impact depends on political will.

Today, together with Democracy Reporting International and alongside 60+ civil society organisations, we sent a joint letter to Cyprus. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐤? 𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑜𝑛-𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐴𝑓𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝐴𝑓𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑠 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑠. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑎𝑤 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐸𝑈 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒.

Read our letter and check out all the organisations that joined us: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/60-eu-civil-society-organisations-and-nhris-calls-on-the-cypriot-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu-to-act-european-courts-judgments-enforcement

If you have ever wondered how EU governments respond to binding judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, our Justice Delayed and Justice Denied report has the answer:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55815c4fe4b077ee5306577f/t/69b81bbabceba8339a6ce2a3/1773673402680/2025_Report_Justice_Delayed-Justice_Denied.pdf

On 26 March 2026, a broad coalition of 63 civil society organisations and NHRIs addressed a joint letter to the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU, urging renewed political commitment to one of the European Union’s most fundamental pillars: the rule of law.

05/03/2026

📚 Last Friday, the EIN held in Strasbourg the latest civil society briefing for the Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe ahead of the 1553rd Committee of Ministers Human Rights Meeting, scheduled for 9th-11th March 2026.

The briefing focused on the following cases:
1️⃣ 𝑇𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑑𝑧𝑒 𝑣. 𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑎 group of cases, by Tamar Abazadze, Head of Analytical Department, Public Defender’s Office of Georgia;

2️⃣ 𝐴𝑙𝑘ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑣. 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑐𝑒 group of cases, by Minos Mouzourakis, Legal and Advocacy Officer, Refugee Support Aegean (RSA);

3️⃣ 𝐾𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑣. 𝑈𝑘𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒 group of cases, by Hugues De Suremain, Legal Director, European Prison Litigation Network (EPLN).

🔗 Read our blogpost to learn more about the implementation status of these cases and the full recommendations formulated by civil society to the CM: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/ein-civil-society-briefing-february-2026-georgia-greece-and-ukraine

25/02/2026

📚 Spring is coming (or so in Strasbourg), and EIN is back with our first Civil Society Briefing of 2026 taking place this Friday!

What are the EIN’s briefings?

A unique space for dialogue between representatives of Council of Europe Member States and civil society on key human rights cases. They give delegates the chance to hear directly from human rights defenders and take these insights back to their capitals, helping to shape stronger discussions and decisions at the Committee of Ministers’ Human Rights meetings.

⚖️ The following cases will be presented at the upcoming briefing:

1️⃣ 𝑇𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑑𝑧𝑒 𝑣. 𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑎 group of cases, by Tamar Abazadze, Head of Analytical Department, Public Defender’s Office of Georgia;

More info: https://hudoc.exec.coe.int/?i=004-5830

2️⃣ 𝐴𝑙𝑘ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑣. 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑐𝑒 group of cases, by Minos Mouzourakis, Legal and Advocacy Officer, Refugee Support Aegean (RSA)

More info: https://hudoc.exec.coe.int/?i=004-65687

3️⃣ 𝐾𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑣. 𝑈𝑘𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒 group of cases, by Hugues de Suremain, Legal Director, EPLN - European Prison Litigation Network.

More info: https://hudoc.exec.coe.int/?i=004-32113

📢 A blog post with key takeaways will follow the briefing. Stay tuned! 👀

24/02/2026

📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

The European Implementation Network (EIN) is looking for an expert to review (and refine) the quantitative methodology behind its flagship report on the (Non-) Implementation of European Court of Human Rights Judgments and the Rule of Law.

This is your chance to contribute to a unique civil society-led initiative analysing human rights compliance, ensuring that the data driving our advocacy continue to reflect, with the highest level of objectivity and accuracy possible, the reality of the legal and policy contexts that shape the implementation landscape.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫:
🔹 Advanced academic training in statistics, social sciences, political science, economics or a closely-related discipline;
🔹Proven experience with cross-national or comparative datasets;
🔹Strong skills in designing, reviewing, or refining quantitative methodologies;
🔹Ability to translate complex data into clear and actionable guidance.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮:
🔹Work with EIN, a Europe-wide civil society network;
🔹Contribute to a report monitoring the Rule of Law across EU Member States;
🔹Help improve how quantitative data drive advocacy, policy, and change.

⏳ Timeline: ~1 week (full-time) or 2 weeks (part-time), with 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒆 𝒃𝒚 10 𝑨𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒍 2026.

➡️ Ready to contribute your mark to human rights research in Europe? Apply now: https://www.einnetwork.org/work-with-us

09/02/2026

🔔 Late January, EIN held its annual General Assembly. The meeting, which was attended by close to 30 of EIN's members adopted key documents to the life of the network, among which:

1️⃣ EIN 2024 annual accounts
2️⃣ EIN 2024 annual activity report

🗳️ This General Assembly was also the occasion to renew part of EIN's Board. Several members were (re-)elected to the Board, with a view to appoint the new EIN Bureau in the upcoming weeks (stay tuned!).

Finally, this meeting was an opportunity for our members to take stock of the full range of activities implemented in 2024:

▪️ 𝟐𝟎𝟎+ 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝟗 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 in 2024 that benefited from a form of support from EIN, including 50+ draft Rule 9.2 submissions reviewed;

▪️ 𝟓 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 to the Committee of Ministers on a total of 20 leading cases pending implementation;

▪️𝟏𝟓𝟎+ 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 to support the implementation of ECtHR judgments, including civil society actors, legal professionals, and students;

▪️𝟑 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 with our partners on Freedom of Expression, the Rule of Law, and the Independence of the Judiciary.

➡️ Meet the elected Board members: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/2026/2/5/ein-january-2026-general-assembly

To learn more about our activities and impact in 2024, read our annual report below 👇

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