John Morijn
@jmorijn.bsky.social
Professor of law, University of Groningen | Vice-Chair, EU Fundamental Rights Agency Scientific Committee | Founding Mentor, Our Rule of Law Foundation
Breaking EU rule of law protection news
Late on Thursday, the NL Parliament, by majority, instructed the NL government to initiate *Article 259 TFEU State-to-State infringement proceedings against Slovakia* over its recent constitutional change to limit LGBTIQ-rights & to deny supremacy of EU law
Late on Thursday, the NL Parliament, by majority, instructed the NL government to initiate *Article 259 TFEU State-to-State infringement proceedings against Slovakia* over its recent constitutional change to limit LGBTIQ-rights & to deny supremacy of EU law
October 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Breaking EU rule of law protection news
Late on Thursday, the NL Parliament, by majority, instructed the NL government to initiate *Article 259 TFEU State-to-State infringement proceedings against Slovakia* over its recent constitutional change to limit LGBTIQ-rights & to deny supremacy of EU law
Late on Thursday, the NL Parliament, by majority, instructed the NL government to initiate *Article 259 TFEU State-to-State infringement proceedings against Slovakia* over its recent constitutional change to limit LGBTIQ-rights & to deny supremacy of EU law
Ik gaf een interview aan het @ad.nl over de rellen in Den Haag, de aanval op het Binnenhof van vorig weekend, en de reactie van politici daarop.
“Het zou een moment kunnen zijn om als politici kritisch in de spiegel te kijken”
Foto van de geweldige Robert Rieger
“Het zou een moment kunnen zijn om als politici kritisch in de spiegel te kijken”
Foto van de geweldige Robert Rieger
September 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Ik gaf een interview aan het @ad.nl over de rellen in Den Haag, de aanval op het Binnenhof van vorig weekend, en de reactie van politici daarop.
“Het zou een moment kunnen zijn om als politici kritisch in de spiegel te kijken”
Foto van de geweldige Robert Rieger
“Het zou een moment kunnen zijn om als politici kritisch in de spiegel te kijken”
Foto van de geweldige Robert Rieger
Ben je een in democratie geïnteresseerde jonge journalist(e), of student(e) aan de school voor de journalistiek of een artistieke opleiding?
Wil je een verhaal of opdracht maken over bevordering van democratisch burgerschap?
Dan is dit een unieke kans voor je.
#DemocratieIsEenWerkwoord
1/5
Wil je een verhaal of opdracht maken over bevordering van democratisch burgerschap?
Dan is dit een unieke kans voor je.
#DemocratieIsEenWerkwoord
1/5
June 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Ben je een in democratie geïnteresseerde jonge journalist(e), of student(e) aan de school voor de journalistiek of een artistieke opleiding?
Wil je een verhaal of opdracht maken over bevordering van democratisch burgerschap?
Dan is dit een unieke kans voor je.
#DemocratieIsEenWerkwoord
1/5
Wil je een verhaal of opdracht maken over bevordering van democratisch burgerschap?
Dan is dit een unieke kans voor je.
#DemocratieIsEenWerkwoord
1/5
Yesterday 20(!) Member States, in a declaration, called on the Commission to act against Hungary: government.se/statements/2...
One way for these 20 to ensure forceful and serious action is to collectively initiate an Article 259 TFEU action, suing Hungary.
That would force the Commission to act.
One way for these 20 to ensure forceful and serious action is to collectively initiate an Article 259 TFEU action, suing Hungary.
That would force the Commission to act.
May 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Yesterday 20(!) Member States, in a declaration, called on the Commission to act against Hungary: government.se/statements/2...
One way for these 20 to ensure forceful and serious action is to collectively initiate an Article 259 TFEU action, suing Hungary.
That would force the Commission to act.
One way for these 20 to ensure forceful and serious action is to collectively initiate an Article 259 TFEU action, suing Hungary.
That would force the Commission to act.
Teaching staff of the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice’s newly established EU law directorate and the Ombudsman some timeless EU law cases like Van Gend en Loos, CostaENEL & Coleman in Kyiv this week
Nothing but great respect for all those professionals working so hard to make EU accession happen here
Nothing but great respect for all those professionals working so hard to make EU accession happen here
May 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Teaching staff of the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice’s newly established EU law directorate and the Ombudsman some timeless EU law cases like Van Gend en Loos, CostaENEL & Coleman in Kyiv this week
Nothing but great respect for all those professionals working so hard to make EU accession happen here
Nothing but great respect for all those professionals working so hard to make EU accession happen here
Special moment
I spoke at an EP rule of law hearing today at the invitation of MEP @michalwawrykiewicz.bsky.social, co-founder of @wolnesady.bsky.social, mentioning my new book project
DEMOCRACY FOR FOOTBALLFANS
and how this great Wolne Sady video inspired me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ezQ...
I spoke at an EP rule of law hearing today at the invitation of MEP @michalwawrykiewicz.bsky.social, co-founder of @wolnesady.bsky.social, mentioning my new book project
DEMOCRACY FOR FOOTBALLFANS
and how this great Wolne Sady video inspired me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ezQ...
May 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Special moment
I spoke at an EP rule of law hearing today at the invitation of MEP @michalwawrykiewicz.bsky.social, co-founder of @wolnesady.bsky.social, mentioning my new book project
DEMOCRACY FOR FOOTBALLFANS
and how this great Wolne Sady video inspired me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ezQ...
I spoke at an EP rule of law hearing today at the invitation of MEP @michalwawrykiewicz.bsky.social, co-founder of @wolnesady.bsky.social, mentioning my new book project
DEMOCRACY FOR FOOTBALLFANS
and how this great Wolne Sady video inspired me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ezQ...
One of my main activities at the moment is serving as lead legal expert for the GIZ 3*E4U project: strengthening UA’s alignment in the EU Rule of Law.
I recently explained what makes Ukraine’s EU accession unique and ordinary at the same.
(NB sweater available here: store.kyivindependent.com)
I recently explained what makes Ukraine’s EU accession unique and ordinary at the same.
(NB sweater available here: store.kyivindependent.com)
May 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
One of my main activities at the moment is serving as lead legal expert for the GIZ 3*E4U project: strengthening UA’s alignment in the EU Rule of Law.
I recently explained what makes Ukraine’s EU accession unique and ordinary at the same.
(NB sweater available here: store.kyivindependent.com)
I recently explained what makes Ukraine’s EU accession unique and ordinary at the same.
(NB sweater available here: store.kyivindependent.com)
It was a privilege to speak at the 🇵🇱 EU presidency event on the role of civil society in protecting the rule of law
I talked about “scholactivism”
You can 👀 a recording here: www.youtube.com/live/SSp7icB... (as of 6h56m36s)
@rechten050.bsky.social
@hertiecfr.bsky.social
@verfassungsblog.de
I talked about “scholactivism”
You can 👀 a recording here: www.youtube.com/live/SSp7icB... (as of 6h56m36s)
@rechten050.bsky.social
@hertiecfr.bsky.social
@verfassungsblog.de
April 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It was a privilege to speak at the 🇵🇱 EU presidency event on the role of civil society in protecting the rule of law
I talked about “scholactivism”
You can 👀 a recording here: www.youtube.com/live/SSp7icB... (as of 6h56m36s)
@rechten050.bsky.social
@hertiecfr.bsky.social
@verfassungsblog.de
I talked about “scholactivism”
You can 👀 a recording here: www.youtube.com/live/SSp7icB... (as of 6h56m36s)
@rechten050.bsky.social
@hertiecfr.bsky.social
@verfassungsblog.de
Talked to @politico.eu’s Playbook
Member States should ask the Commission to assess the USAID-withdrawal caused gap in NGO democracy funding.
Jointly investing 800 billion euros because of a common external security threat simply requires significantly bolstering the EU’s internal values defense.
Member States should ask the Commission to assess the USAID-withdrawal caused gap in NGO democracy funding.
Jointly investing 800 billion euros because of a common external security threat simply requires significantly bolstering the EU’s internal values defense.
April 14, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Talked to @politico.eu’s Playbook
Member States should ask the Commission to assess the USAID-withdrawal caused gap in NGO democracy funding.
Jointly investing 800 billion euros because of a common external security threat simply requires significantly bolstering the EU’s internal values defense.
Member States should ask the Commission to assess the USAID-withdrawal caused gap in NGO democracy funding.
Jointly investing 800 billion euros because of a common external security threat simply requires significantly bolstering the EU’s internal values defense.
Is defending democracy dull by default?
😍 some evidence to the contrary from the @stiftungmercator.bsky.social sponsored @ourruleoflaw.bsky.social Our Democracy Report bootcamp in Berlin (10-11 April)
Sonya Naumova is representing team 🇺🇦, one of 20(!) teams!
Message? #DemocracyIsOurs
😍 some evidence to the contrary from the @stiftungmercator.bsky.social sponsored @ourruleoflaw.bsky.social Our Democracy Report bootcamp in Berlin (10-11 April)
Sonya Naumova is representing team 🇺🇦, one of 20(!) teams!
Message? #DemocracyIsOurs
April 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Is defending democracy dull by default?
😍 some evidence to the contrary from the @stiftungmercator.bsky.social sponsored @ourruleoflaw.bsky.social Our Democracy Report bootcamp in Berlin (10-11 April)
Sonya Naumova is representing team 🇺🇦, one of 20(!) teams!
Message? #DemocracyIsOurs
😍 some evidence to the contrary from the @stiftungmercator.bsky.social sponsored @ourruleoflaw.bsky.social Our Democracy Report bootcamp in Berlin (10-11 April)
Sonya Naumova is representing team 🇺🇦, one of 20(!) teams!
Message? #DemocracyIsOurs
April 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Manificent keynote by danielhegedus.bsky.social for the @ourruleoflaw.bsky.social Our Democracy Report bootcamp
“In defending liberal democracy, all of us have agency”
🙏🏼
“In defending liberal democracy, all of us have agency”
🙏🏼
April 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Manificent keynote by danielhegedus.bsky.social for the @ourruleoflaw.bsky.social Our Democracy Report bootcamp
“In defending liberal democracy, all of us have agency”
🙏🏼
“In defending liberal democracy, all of us have agency”
🙏🏼
My most cherished role?Mentoring @ourruleoflaw.bsky.social!
Excited to be in Berlin and meet the participants of the new Our Democracy Report project
Over 60 participants, over 20 countries, one conviction and mission:
DEMOCRACY IS OURS
🙏🏼 @stiftungmercator.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social
Excited to be in Berlin and meet the participants of the new Our Democracy Report project
Over 60 participants, over 20 countries, one conviction and mission:
DEMOCRACY IS OURS
🙏🏼 @stiftungmercator.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My most cherished role?Mentoring @ourruleoflaw.bsky.social!
Excited to be in Berlin and meet the participants of the new Our Democracy Report project
Over 60 participants, over 20 countries, one conviction and mission:
DEMOCRACY IS OURS
🙏🏼 @stiftungmercator.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social
Excited to be in Berlin and meet the participants of the new Our Democracy Report project
Over 60 participants, over 20 countries, one conviction and mission:
DEMOCRACY IS OURS
🙏🏼 @stiftungmercator.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social
On 14/4 I will give a talk in Brussels, presenting my @hertieschool.bsky.social Enderlein Fellowship research.
Central question: Where Union law mentions “democracy”, what meaning(s) can we infer from that (and why care)?
Interested?
You can still register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Central question: Where Union law mentions “democracy”, what meaning(s) can we infer from that (and why care)?
Interested?
You can still register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
April 9, 2025 at 5:54 AM
On 14/4 I will give a talk in Brussels, presenting my @hertieschool.bsky.social Enderlein Fellowship research.
Central question: Where Union law mentions “democracy”, what meaning(s) can we infer from that (and why care)?
Interested?
You can still register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Central question: Where Union law mentions “democracy”, what meaning(s) can we infer from that (and why care)?
Interested?
You can still register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Great & very important @verfassungsblog.de about academic freedom by my colleague Prof Jan Komarek
We may disagree about some other things - like “scholactivism” - but I agree with him 💯 here.
We as scholars need to protect our space.
Make this your w/e read!
verfassungsblog.de/resisting-su...
We may disagree about some other things - like “scholactivism” - but I agree with him 💯 here.
We as scholars need to protect our space.
Make this your w/e read!
verfassungsblog.de/resisting-su...
April 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Great & very important @verfassungsblog.de about academic freedom by my colleague Prof Jan Komarek
We may disagree about some other things - like “scholactivism” - but I agree with him 💯 here.
We as scholars need to protect our space.
Make this your w/e read!
verfassungsblog.de/resisting-su...
We may disagree about some other things - like “scholactivism” - but I agree with him 💯 here.
We as scholars need to protect our space.
Make this your w/e read!
verfassungsblog.de/resisting-su...
April 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Kyiv, 27/3/25
🇺🇦 ❤️ 🇪🇺
Training a delegation of super interested/committed 🇺🇦 judges about 🇪🇺 standards in the field of equality and non-discrimination has been especially rewarding
Grateful for this chance to provide expertise in my capacity of lead legal expert for GIZ 🇺🇦’s 🇪🇺 accession support project
🇺🇦 ❤️ 🇪🇺
Training a delegation of super interested/committed 🇺🇦 judges about 🇪🇺 standards in the field of equality and non-discrimination has been especially rewarding
Grateful for this chance to provide expertise in my capacity of lead legal expert for GIZ 🇺🇦’s 🇪🇺 accession support project
March 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Kyiv, 27/3/25
🇺🇦 ❤️ 🇪🇺
Training a delegation of super interested/committed 🇺🇦 judges about 🇪🇺 standards in the field of equality and non-discrimination has been especially rewarding
Grateful for this chance to provide expertise in my capacity of lead legal expert for GIZ 🇺🇦’s 🇪🇺 accession support project
🇺🇦 ❤️ 🇪🇺
Training a delegation of super interested/committed 🇺🇦 judges about 🇪🇺 standards in the field of equality and non-discrimination has been especially rewarding
Grateful for this chance to provide expertise in my capacity of lead legal expert for GIZ 🇺🇦’s 🇪🇺 accession support project
Bijzondere dag voor de zoon van een handboekbinder:
✍️⚽️ een contract getekend bij Uitgeverij Van Oorschot voor het schrijven van Democratie voor Voetbalfans
🏟️❤️🗳️
❓Alle vragen (en voorzetten) m.b.t. dit project naar Oscar van Gelderen (oscarvangelderen@gmail.com), mijn Auspützer en hangende 9️⃣
✍️⚽️ een contract getekend bij Uitgeverij Van Oorschot voor het schrijven van Democratie voor Voetbalfans
🏟️❤️🗳️
❓Alle vragen (en voorzetten) m.b.t. dit project naar Oscar van Gelderen (oscarvangelderen@gmail.com), mijn Auspützer en hangende 9️⃣
March 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Bijzondere dag voor de zoon van een handboekbinder:
✍️⚽️ een contract getekend bij Uitgeverij Van Oorschot voor het schrijven van Democratie voor Voetbalfans
🏟️❤️🗳️
❓Alle vragen (en voorzetten) m.b.t. dit project naar Oscar van Gelderen (oscarvangelderen@gmail.com), mijn Auspützer en hangende 9️⃣
✍️⚽️ een contract getekend bij Uitgeverij Van Oorschot voor het schrijven van Democratie voor Voetbalfans
🏟️❤️🗳️
❓Alle vragen (en voorzetten) m.b.t. dit project naar Oscar van Gelderen (oscarvangelderen@gmail.com), mijn Auspützer en hangende 9️⃣
Wanna walk your Ukraine support talk?
Wanna show off where you stand?
Get this T-shirt from The @kyivindependent.com for you and a couple of your friends -- you are supporting great independent journalism in the process
Available here: store.kyivindependent.com/products/i-s...
#IStandWithUkraine
Wanna show off where you stand?
Get this T-shirt from The @kyivindependent.com for you and a couple of your friends -- you are supporting great independent journalism in the process
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#IStandWithUkraine
March 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Wanna walk your Ukraine support talk?
Wanna show off where you stand?
Get this T-shirt from The @kyivindependent.com for you and a couple of your friends -- you are supporting great independent journalism in the process
Available here: store.kyivindependent.com/products/i-s...
#IStandWithUkraine
Wanna show off where you stand?
Get this T-shirt from The @kyivindependent.com for you and a couple of your friends -- you are supporting great independent journalism in the process
Available here: store.kyivindependent.com/products/i-s...
#IStandWithUkraine
Glad to have contributed a chap on democracy to the new volume KEY CONCEPTS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE EU edited by @sieps.bsky.social
Nice platform for my work on EU democracy as Enderlein Fellow at @hertieschool.bsky.social @delorsberlin.bsky.social
Here is the whole book: sieps.se/en/publicati...
Nice platform for my work on EU democracy as Enderlein Fellow at @hertieschool.bsky.social @delorsberlin.bsky.social
Here is the whole book: sieps.se/en/publicati...
March 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Glad to have contributed a chap on democracy to the new volume KEY CONCEPTS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE EU edited by @sieps.bsky.social
Nice platform for my work on EU democracy as Enderlein Fellow at @hertieschool.bsky.social @delorsberlin.bsky.social
Here is the whole book: sieps.se/en/publicati...
Nice platform for my work on EU democracy as Enderlein Fellow at @hertieschool.bsky.social @delorsberlin.bsky.social
Here is the whole book: sieps.se/en/publicati...
Wanna do something useful to support 🇺🇦’s fight for freedom?
Donate today to:
ZMINA: zmina.ua/en/
The @kyivindependent.com: lnkd.in/e2DiJxmT
The Center for Civil Liberties (CCL): ccl.org.ua/en/
Ukrainian pillars of democracy are fighting our European fight.
Help them — with more than just words!
Donate today to:
ZMINA: zmina.ua/en/
The @kyivindependent.com: lnkd.in/e2DiJxmT
The Center for Civil Liberties (CCL): ccl.org.ua/en/
Ukrainian pillars of democracy are fighting our European fight.
Help them — with more than just words!
February 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wanna do something useful to support 🇺🇦’s fight for freedom?
Donate today to:
ZMINA: zmina.ua/en/
The @kyivindependent.com: lnkd.in/e2DiJxmT
The Center for Civil Liberties (CCL): ccl.org.ua/en/
Ukrainian pillars of democracy are fighting our European fight.
Help them — with more than just words!
Donate today to:
ZMINA: zmina.ua/en/
The @kyivindependent.com: lnkd.in/e2DiJxmT
The Center for Civil Liberties (CCL): ccl.org.ua/en/
Ukrainian pillars of democracy are fighting our European fight.
Help them — with more than just words!
How you recognise the greatest scholars?
By the posters on their office door 😀
Great to come back to Princeton, and reconnect with the one and only Professor @kimlanelaw.bsky.social — authority on democratic backsliding (and connaisseur of great cartoons)
By the posters on their office door 😀
Great to come back to Princeton, and reconnect with the one and only Professor @kimlanelaw.bsky.social — authority on democratic backsliding (and connaisseur of great cartoons)
February 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
How you recognise the greatest scholars?
By the posters on their office door 😀
Great to come back to Princeton, and reconnect with the one and only Professor @kimlanelaw.bsky.social — authority on democratic backsliding (and connaisseur of great cartoons)
By the posters on their office door 😀
Great to come back to Princeton, and reconnect with the one and only Professor @kimlanelaw.bsky.social — authority on democratic backsliding (and connaisseur of great cartoons)
Not much going right in the world at the moment, when you care about protecting liberal democracy
Knowing that rule of law defenders like @michalwawrykiewicz.bsky.social sit in the EP & will continue pushing for the issue to remain top of mind within the EU should give all European citizens hope
Knowing that rule of law defenders like @michalwawrykiewicz.bsky.social sit in the EP & will continue pushing for the issue to remain top of mind within the EU should give all European citizens hope
February 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not much going right in the world at the moment, when you care about protecting liberal democracy
Knowing that rule of law defenders like @michalwawrykiewicz.bsky.social sit in the EP & will continue pushing for the issue to remain top of mind within the EU should give all European citizens hope
Knowing that rule of law defenders like @michalwawrykiewicz.bsky.social sit in the EP & will continue pushing for the issue to remain top of mind within the EU should give all European citizens hope
Just a morning in The Hague
Not just a building for the world
Not just a building for the world
February 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Just a morning in The Hague
Not just a building for the world
Not just a building for the world