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Ten years of #LisbonTreaty and #CharterOfFundamentalRights
At 9h on Wednesday (18 December), MEPs celebrated the reforms that enhanced democracy and expanded people’s rights in the EU, with Presidents Sassoli, von der Leyen and Michel.Parliament President David Sassoli, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel spoke during the sitting to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, which converted the Charter of Fundamental Rights into a legally binding document. Short interventions by political group speakers will wrap up the debate.
These reforms introduced a higher level of democratic accountability and better protection of civil, political, economic and social rights in the EU.
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